Lakeland, FL

Florida · Records since 1948–2026

⛅ 74°F
Currently in Lakeland
As of 10:15 PM EDT

Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

95°F

September 26, 1988

+6° from 89° normal

❄ Record Low

62°F

September 26, 2008

-10° from 72° normal
🌞 Normal high: 89°F 🌑 Normal low: 72°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lakeland

🔥
105°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 4, 1985
❄
20°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1985
🌧
8.93"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 10, 2024
☃
1.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 19, 1977

First & Last Dates — Lakeland

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)

Top 10 Record Highs — September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 95°F September 26, 1988
2 95°F September 26, 1986
3 95°F September 26, 1980
4 94°F September 26, 2025
5 94°F September 26, 2018
6 94°F September 26, 2017
7 93°F September 26, 2020
8 93°F September 26, 2009
9 93°F September 26, 1993
10 93°F September 26, 1990

Top 5 Record Lows — September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 62°F September 26, 2008
2 65°F September 26, 1983
3 67°F September 26, 1996
4 67°F September 26, 1975
5 68°F September 26, 1984
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 1948–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lakeland

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
98°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
139
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
7
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1948–2026
147
2026 so far
108
Avg/year 1970–2025
141
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
161
Most in a year (1989)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lakeland

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 16, 1987 – Sep 1, 1987 17 99°F (Aug 19) 97°F 73°F
2 Jul 1, 1992 – Jul 12, 1992 12 99°F (Jul 3) 98°F 75°F
3 Aug 9, 2026 – Aug 19, 2026 11 99°F (Aug 11) 98°F 78°F
4 May 30, 1985 – Jun 8, 1985 10 105°F (Jun 4) 100°F 72°F
5 Aug 7, 2023 – Aug 16, 2023 10 99°F (Aug 7) 98°F 80°F
6 Jul 1, 1995 – Jul 10, 1995 10 98°F (Jul 9) 97°F 74°F
7 Jul 27, 2010 – Aug 4, 2010 9 102°F (Jul 28) 98°F 78°F
8 Jul 4, 1987 – Jul 12, 1987 9 100°F (Jul 11) 98°F 74°F
9 Jul 8, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026 9 99°F (Jul 9) 98°F 77°F
10 Jun 14, 1981 – Jun 21, 1981 8 100°F (Jun 17) 97°F 72°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

74
2026 total
above-normal nights
28.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
80
Most in a summer
2024

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1948–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1948, annual totals have trended +1.55" per decade, about +12.0" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

This Year — 2026

How Lakeland is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

197 of 267 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

39.94"
2026 YTD
Normal: 48.30"
-8.36"
8.46"
September so far
September normal: 7.62"
+0.84"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Lakeland is 8.36" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Sep 18 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 8 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
82.5°F
Average temperature
11th-warmest of 75
+1.4°
vs. average
Normal: 81.1°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Sep 18 – Sep 25

1948–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.29° per decade (warming since 1948)

Precipitation by Year — Sep 18 – Sep 25

1948–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1948)

Warmest Sep 18 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 84.1°F
2 2009 83.8°F
3 2018 83.6°F
4 1988 83.5°F
5 2024 83.2°F
6 1987 83.1°F
7 1992 83.1°F
8 1991 82.9°F
9 1993 82.9°F
10 2011 82.8°F

Coolest Sep 18 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1963 76.7°F
2 1999 77.5°F
3 1962 78.3°F
4 1982 78.3°F
5 1996 78.4°F
6 1966 78.5°F
7 1948 78.6°F
8 1964 78.8°F
9 1959 78.9°F
10 2004 78.9°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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