Tampa, FL

Florida · Records since 1890–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

96°F

September 7, 1991

+5° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

68°F

September 7, 1964

-8° from 76° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 76°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Tampa

🔥
100°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 27, 2025
❄
18°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 13, 1962
🌧
11.45"
Wettest Day Ever
May 8, 1979
☃
0.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 19, 1977

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 96°F September 7, 1991
2 96°F September 7, 1961
3 95°F September 7, 1990
4 95°F September 7, 1925
5 94°F September 7, 1951
6 94°F September 7, 1944
7 94°F September 7, 1937
8 93°F September 7, 2017
9 93°F September 7, 2008
10 93°F September 7, 1989

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 68°F September 7, 1964
2 69°F September 7, 1984
3 70°F September 7, 1918
4 70°F September 7, 1903
5 70°F September 7, 1893
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 1890–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Tampa

threshold: 93°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
137
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

149 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1890–2026
97
2026 so far
82
Avg/year 1970–2025
123
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
139
Most in a year (1990)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Tampa

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 24, 1993 – Aug 10, 1993 18 97°F (Jul 29) 95°F 76°F
2 Jun 16, 1948 – Jul 2, 1948 17 97°F (Jun 26) 94°F 73°F
3 Sep 15, 2018 – Oct 1, 2018 17 96°F (Sep 20) 94°F 79°F
4 Jul 18, 2022 – Aug 2, 2022 16 97°F (Jul 29) 95°F 80°F
5 Aug 2, 2023 – Aug 16, 2023 15 97°F (Aug 13) 95°F 81°F
6 Aug 17, 1987 – Aug 31, 1987 15 95°F (Aug 22) 94°F 75°F
7 May 29, 2008 – Jun 9, 2008 12 98°F (Jun 6) 94°F 75°F
8 Jun 11, 1964 – Jun 22, 1964 12 97°F (Jun 20) 94°F 72°F
9 Aug 29, 1990 – Sep 9, 1990 12 96°F (Aug 29) 94°F 74°F
10 Jun 22, 1931 – Jul 3, 1931 12 95°F (Jun 28) 94°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

57
2026 total
above-normal nights
23.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
71
Most in a summer
2022

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

32.92"
2026 YTD
Normal: 38.57"
-5.65"
0.75"
September so far
September normal: 6.09"
-5.34"
11
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 · Tampa is 5.65" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1890–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1890, annual totals have trended -0.03" per decade, about -0.5" 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

84.0°F

Average temperature · August 2026

37th-warmest month on record

16th-warmest August of 137 on record

+0.5° vs. 83.5° average (1991–2020)
86.9°F
Warmest month ever
August 2023
86.9°F
Warmest August ever
2023
23
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
97°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 19

Longest 90°F Streak in August

14 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 6–19, 2026, peaking at 97°F)

The longest August streak since 2024 (2 years). The August record is 29 days, set in 2023.

Average August Temperature by Year

1890–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.21° per decade (warming since 1890)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

10.46"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+1.43"
vs. average
Normal: 9.03" · 116% of normal
30th-wettest
August rank
of 137 on record
18.59"
Wettest August ever
1949 · driest 0.78" (1938)

August Precipitation by Year

1890–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10" per decade (wetter since 1890)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1949 18.59"
2 1898 17.83"
3 2024 17.78"
4 2015 16.47"
5 1932 15.17"
6 2003 14.90"
7 1905 14.66"
8 2018 14.60"
9 1939 14.29"
10 2004 14.03"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1938 0.78"
2 1952 2.35"
3 1921 2.38"
4 2001 2.83"
5 1990 3.27"
6 1924 3.47"
7 2009 3.52"
8 1919 3.63"
9 1907 3.75"
10 1941 3.87"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2023 86.9°F
2 2022 85.6°F
3 2025 85.3°F
4 2011 85.1°F
5 1941 85.1°F
6 2017 85.0°F
7 2021 85.0°F
8 2007 84.9°F
9 2020 84.8°F
10 2005 84.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2023 86.9°F
2 July 2023 86.5°F
3 July 2022 86.3°F
4 September 2018 85.8°F
5 August 2022 85.6°F
6 July 2025 85.6°F
7 June 1998 85.6°F
8 July 2020 85.5°F
9 August 2025 85.3°F
10 June 2022 85.2°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Tampa, FL 84.0°F 16th of 137
Lakeland, FL 85.5°F 2nd of 79
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 84.5°F 6th of 112
Brooksville, FL 82.5°F 20th of 121
Winter Haven, FL 85.1°F 4th of 78
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 1,637 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 137 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 14 Sep 2, 1940 Nov 6, 2024 +1.8 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Dec 19 Oct 27, 1910 Dec 31, 2020 +1.2 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet — Nov 21, 1937 Dec 30, 1909
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet — Nov 16, 1940 Dec 30, 1917 +0.1 d/decade

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

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1890 · trending +0.1 days later per decade

346
Longest on record
1902
282
Shortest on record
1903

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1890–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.25° per decade (warming since 1890)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1890–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.10" per decade (drier since 1890)

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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