Daytona Beach, FL

Florida · Records since 1923–2026

☀️ 91Β°F Feels like 106Β°
Currently in Daytona Beach
As of 12:30 PM EDT
πŸ”₯ 6° below today's record of 97°F

Records for August 16

🔥 Record High

97Β°F

August 16, 2023

+7Β° from 90Β° normal

❄ Record Low

66Β°F

August 16, 1938

-8Β° from 74Β° normal
🌞 Normal high: 90Β°F 🌑 Normal low: 74Β°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records β€” Daytona Beach

🔥
102°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 15, 1981
15°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
12.85"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 10, 1924
0.7"
Most Snow in One Day
May 4, 2005

Top 10 Record Highs β€” August 16

# Temp Date
🏆 97Β°F August 16, 2023
2 95Β°F August 16, 2022
3 95Β°F August 16, 1984
4 95Β°F August 16, 1957
5 95Β°F August 16, 1945
6 95Β°F August 16, 1940
7 94Β°F August 16, 2025
8 94Β°F August 16, 2020
9 94Β°F August 16, 1987
10 93Β°F August 16, 2017

Top 5 Record Lows β€” August 16

# Temp Date
🥶 66Β°F August 16, 1938
2 68Β°F August 16, 1939
3 69Β°F August 16, 1996
4 69Β°F August 16, 1976
5 69Β°F August 16, 1967
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1923–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary β€” Daytona Beach

threshold: 94Β°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97Β°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
93
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights β‰₯ 70Β°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

133 of 227 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days β‰₯ 90Β°F Per Year

1923–2026
62
2026 so far
57
Avg/year 1970–2025
78
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
96
Most in a year (1970)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year Β· complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves β€” Daytona Beach

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 10, 1998 – Jun 25, 1998 16 101Β°F (Jun 14) 97Β°F 73Β°F
2 Aug 4, 2023 – Aug 16, 2023 13 99Β°F (Aug 10) 96Β°F 78Β°F
3 Jul 24, 1999 – Aug 2, 1999 10 100Β°F (Aug 2) 96Β°F 76Β°F
4 Jun 22, 1977 – Jun 30, 1977 9 99Β°F (Jun 26) 96Β°F 73Β°F
5 Aug 3, 2007 – Aug 11, 2007 9 97Β°F (Aug 6) 95Β°F 77Β°F
6 Jul 26, 1992 – Aug 2, 1992 8 98Β°F (Jul 27) 96Β°F 74Β°F
7 Jul 27, 2025 – Aug 3, 2025 8 98Β°F (Jul 29) 95Β°F 77Β°F
8 Jul 3, 1953 – Jul 10, 1953 8 97Β°F (Jul 6) 95Β°F 73Β°F
9 Jul 12, 1981 – Jul 18, 1981 7 102Β°F (Jul 15) 97Β°F 75Β°F
10 Jul 26, 2010 – Aug 1, 2010 7 99Β°F (Jul 30) 96Β°F 77Β°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

56
2026 so far
above-normal nights
31.7
Avg / summer
1970–2020
77
Most in a summer
2024

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows Β· complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

28.14"
2026 YTD
Normal: 30.68"
-2.54"
2.79"
August so far
August normal: 6.58"
-3.79"
13.57"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 19.53"
-5.96"
10
2026 heavy rain days
Days with β‰₯ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation β€” Last 24 Months

Blue = actual Β· dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average Β· tan = below average Β· gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (β‰₯ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (β‰₯ 1.0")

Month in Review β€” July 2026

83.5Β°F

Average temperature · July 2026

10th-warmest month on record

4th-warmest July of 104 on record

+1.6Β° vs. 82.0Β° average (1991–2020)
85.0Β°F
Warmest month ever
August 2023
84.1Β°F
Warmest July ever
2016
28
Days β‰₯ 90Β°F
in July
97Β°F
Hottest of 2026
May 7

Longest 90Β°F Streak in July

27 consecutive days with highs of at least 90Β°F (Jul 3–29, 2026, peaking at 95Β°F)

The longest July streak since 2016 (10 years). The July record is 31 days, set in 2016.


Average July Temperature by Year

1923–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 84.1Β°F
2 2024 83.8Β°F
3 2023 83.7Β°F
4 2026 83.5Β°F
5 1998 83.5Β°F
6 1992 83.4Β°F
7 2022 83.3Β°F
8 2010 83.3Β°F
9 1932 83.1Β°F
10 2025 83.0Β°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2023 85.0Β°F
2 June 1998 84.5Β°F
3 July 2016 84.1Β°F
4 August 2007 84.0Β°F
5 August 2024 83.8Β°F
6 July 2024 83.8Β°F
7 August 2016 83.8Β°F
8 July 2023 83.7Β°F
9 August 2005 83.6Β°F
10 July 2026 83.5Β°F

Nearby Stations β€” July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Daytona Beach, FL 83.5Β°F 4th of 104
Sanford, FL 85.0Β°F 4th of 78
Orlando, FL 85.2Β°F 2nd of 130
Leesburg, FL 84.4Β°F 6th of 65
Melbourne, FL 83.4Β°F 10th of 84
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1236 complete months on record.