Fort Lauderdale, FL

Florida · Records since 1912–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

95°F

September 7, 1921

+6° from 89° normal

❄ Record Low

65°F

September 7, 1974

-12° from 77° normal
🌞 Normal high: 89°F 🌑 Normal low: 77°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Fort Lauderdale

🔥
100°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 22, 2009
❄
28°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 20, 1977
🌧
22.50"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 12, 2023
☃
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Sep 6, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 95°F September 7, 1921
2 94°F September 7, 1986
3 94°F September 7, 1934
4 93°F September 7, 1963
5 93°F September 7, 1951
6 93°F September 7, 1923
7 92°F September 7, 2022
8 92°F September 7, 1978
9 92°F September 7, 1972
10 92°F September 7, 1949

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 65°F September 7, 1974
2 68°F September 7, 1922
3 69°F September 7, 1921
4 69°F September 7, 1920
5 69°F September 7, 1918
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 1912–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Fort Lauderdale

threshold: 93°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
182
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

164 of 248 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1913–2026
94
2026 so far
70
Avg/year 1970–2025
84
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
140
Most in a year (1924)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Fort Lauderdale

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 15, 1958 – Aug 29, 1958 15 98°F (Aug 23) 95°F 75°F
2 Aug 31, 1921 – Sep 12, 1921 13 95°F (Sep 6) 94°F 72°F
3 Jul 15, 1924 – Jul 26, 1924 12 99°F (Jul 23) 96°F 71°F
4 May 27, 1924 – Jun 6, 1924 11 97°F (Jun 6) 94°F 71°F
5 Aug 9, 1941 – Aug 19, 1941 11 97°F (Aug 17) 94°F 77°F
6 Jun 21, 1924 – Jul 1, 1924 11 96°F (Jun 30) 94°F 72°F
7 Aug 2, 1944 – Aug 11, 1944 10 100°F (Aug 4) 97°F 77°F
8 Aug 14, 1921 – Aug 23, 1921 10 98°F (Aug 19) 94°F 71°F
9 Aug 2, 1954 – Aug 11, 1954 10 98°F (Aug 6) 96°F 73°F
10 Aug 9, 1963 – Aug 18, 1963 10 98°F (Aug 10) 95°F 75°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

65
2026 total
above-normal nights
24.7
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

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

34.59"
2026 YTD
Normal: 40.73"
-6.14"
6.58"
September so far
September normal: 8.02"
-1.44"
12
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Fort Lauderdale is 6.14" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1912–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1912, annual totals have trended +0.66" per decade, about +7.5" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

85.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

1st-warmest month on record

1st-warmest August of 110 on record

+1.9° vs. 83.9° average (1991–2020)
85.7°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
85.7°F
Warmest August ever
2007
29
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
98°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 18

Longest 90°F Streak in August

26 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 3–28, 2026, peaking at 98°F)

The longest August streak since 2014 (12 years). The August record is 31 days, set in 1935.

Average August Temperature by Year

1913–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.25° per decade (warming since 1913)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

4.26"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-3.57"
vs. average
Normal: 7.83" · 54% of normal
24th-driest
August rank
of 107 on record
15.48"
Wettest August ever
1995 · driest 0.98" (1987)

August Precipitation by Year

1913–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12" per decade (wetter since 1913)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1995 15.48"
2 1933 14.88"
3 2017 14.54"
4 1926 14.01"
5 1928 13.09"
6 1981 12.90"
7 1976 12.78"
8 2019 11.98"
9 1994 11.67"
10 1957 11.55"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1987 0.98"
2 1918 1.33"
3 1938 1.36"
4 2022 1.54"
5 2013 2.04"
6 1946 2.23"
7 1935 2.48"
8 1955 2.60"
9 1942 2.65"
10 1941 2.72"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 85.7°F
2 2026 85.7°F
3 1944 85.7°F
4 2022 85.7°F
5 2014 85.6°F
6 2020 85.5°F
7 2008 85.1°F
8 2023 85.0°F
9 1998 84.9°F
10 1941 84.9°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 85.7°F
2 August 2026 85.7°F
3 July 2026 85.7°F
4 August 1944 85.7°F
5 August 2022 85.7°F
6 August 2014 85.6°F
7 August 2020 85.5°F
8 July 2024 85.3°F
9 July 2016 85.2°F
10 July 2023 85.2°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Fort Lauderdale, FL 85.7°F 1st of 110
Miami, FL 85.9°F 2nd of 126
West Palm Beach, FL 85.3°F 4th of 133
Fort Pierce, FL 83.2°F 10th of 122
Vero Beach, FL 83.3°F 8th 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 1,237 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 107 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 10 Sep 6, 1975 Dec 9, 1919 -0.6 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Dec 28 Dec 1, 2010 Dec 31, 2024 +0.1 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1914–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.23° per decade (warming since 1914)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1914–2024 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.47" per decade (drier since 1914)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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