Fort Myers, FL

Florida · Records since 1892–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

97°F

September 7, 1996

+6° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

67°F

September 7, 1917

-8° from 75° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 75°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Fort Myers

🔥
103°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 17, 1981
24°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 29, 1894
🌧
9.92"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 21, 1924
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Sep 5, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 97°F September 7, 1996
2 96°F September 7, 2022
3 96°F September 7, 1990
4 96°F September 7, 1980
5 95°F September 7, 2017
6 95°F September 7, 1991
7 95°F September 7, 1963
8 95°F September 7, 1951
9 95°F September 7, 1948
10 94°F September 7, 1994

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 67°F September 7, 1917
2 68°F September 7, 1909
3 68°F September 7, 1907
4 70°F September 7, 1964
5 70°F September 7, 1924
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 1892–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Fort Myers

threshold: 94°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
129
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
6
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

167 of 247 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1892–2026
122
2026 so far
103
Avg/year 1970–2025
144
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
169
Most in a year (1944)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Fort Myers

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 5, 2010 – Jun 26, 2010 22 98°F (Jun 13) 96°F 76°F
2 Jul 4, 1981 – Jul 21, 1981 18 98°F (Jul 8) 95°F 78°F
3 Jul 28, 1942 – Aug 10, 1942 14 100°F (Aug 4) 97°F 74°F
4 Jun 16, 1948 – Jun 29, 1948 14 98°F (Jun 19) 96°F 72°F
5 Jul 28, 2022 – Aug 8, 2022 12 97°F (Jul 29) 95°F 77°F
6 Jun 2, 1985 – Jun 12, 1985 11 99°F (Jun 4) 96°F 75°F
7 Jun 4, 1945 – Jun 14, 1945 11 98°F (Jun 6) 95°F 70°F
8 Aug 3, 1993 – Aug 13, 1993 11 97°F (Aug 4) 96°F 75°F
9 Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 12, 2023 11 97°F (Aug 8) 95°F 80°F
10 Jul 3, 2016 – Jul 13, 2016 11 96°F (Jul 6) 95°F 76°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
34.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
79
Most in a summer
2023

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

31.84"
2026 YTD
Normal: 43.77"
-11.93"
1.47"
September so far
September normal: 9.00"
-7.53"
8
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 Myers is 11.93" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1892–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1892, annual totals have trended +0.50" per decade, about +6.6" 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

85.1°F

Average temperature · August 2026

10th-warmest month on record

3rd-warmest August of 126 on record

+1.6° vs. 83.5° average (1991–2020)
86.2°F
Warmest month ever
July 2023
85.9°F
Warmest August ever
2023
29
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
98°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 8

Longest 90°F Streak in August

26 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 4–29, 2026, peaking at 97°F)

The longest August streak since 1996 (30 years). The August record is 31 days, set in 1996.


Average August Temperature by Year

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.25° per decade (warming since 1892)


Precipitation — August 2026

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

7.47"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.71"
vs. average
Normal: 10.18" · 73% of normal
40th-driest
August rank
of 119 on record
17.64"
Wettest August ever
1932 · driest 3.12" (1919)

August Precipitation by Year

1902–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.27" per decade (wetter since 1902)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1932 17.64"
2 2017 16.95"
3 2004 16.82"
4 2003 16.80"
5 1981 16.73"
6 1972 16.22"
7 1967 15.86"
8 1990 14.97"
9 1926 14.81"
10 1979 14.79"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1919 3.12"
2 1927 3.14"
3 1934 3.55"
4 1902 3.97"
5 1963 3.98"
6 1996 4.07"
7 1958 4.12"
8 1964 4.26"
9 1955 4.29"
10 1953 4.32"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2023 85.9°F
2 2022 85.2°F
3 2026 85.1°F
4 2025 84.8°F
5 1987 84.8°F
6 2024 84.8°F
7 2014 84.4°F
8 1985 84.4°F
9 2005 84.4°F
10 1981 84.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2023 86.2°F
2 August 2023 85.9°F
3 June 1981 85.9°F
4 July 1979 85.7°F
5 July 1981 85.7°F
6 June 2010 85.3°F
7 July 2022 85.3°F
8 August 2022 85.2°F
9 July 2024 85.2°F
10 August 2026 85.1°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Fort Myers, FL 85.1°F 3rd of 126
Punta Gorda, FL 84.1°F 13th of 107
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 84.5°F 6th of 112
Winter Haven, FL 85.1°F 4th of 78
Lakeland, FL 85.5°F 2nd of 79
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 1,430 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 119 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 25 Aug 8, 1908 Dec 19, 2016 +3.4 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
Sep 6
so far
Dec 28 Nov 21, 1909 Dec 31, 2024 +0.6 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

1892–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.28° per decade (warming since 1892)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1902–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1902)

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.