Florida · THREADEX · 1948–2026

Lakeland, FL

28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lakeland.
75°TUE7/1475°WED7/1576°THU7/1676°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#56 / 78
coldest Jul 14 in 78 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

70°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 2010

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Lakeland. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
7074781948: 71°F1949: 74°F1950: 73°F1951: 71°F1952: 73°F1953: 72°F1954: 73°F1955: 73°F1956: 72°F1957: 74°F1958: 72°F1959: 72°F1960: 74°F1961: 74°F1962: 76°F1963: 73°F1964: 75°F1965: 72°F1966: 73°F1967: 70°F1968: 75°F1969: 75°F1970: 74°F1971: 72°F1972: 71°F1973: 74°F1974: 71°F1975: 70°F1976: 73°F1977: 75°F1978: 72°F1979: 71°F1980: 73°F1981: 72°F1982: 72°F1983: 71°F1984: 73°F1985: 71°F1986: 71°F1987: 75°F1988: 76°F1989: 72°F1990: 70°F1991: 73°F1992: 70°F1993: 73°F1994: 73°F1995: 71°F1996: 75°F1997: 73°F1998: 74°F1999: 72°F2000: 73°F2001: 75°F2002: 75°F2003: 73°F2004: 72°F2005: 73°F2006: 73°F2007: 71°F2008: 72°F2009: 74°F2010: 78°F2011: 77°F2012: 74°F2013: 72°F2014: 75°F2015: 75°F2016: 73°F2017: 78°F2018: 75°F2019: 77°F2020: 75°F2021: 75°F2022: 75°F2023: 77°F2024: 76°F2025: 75°F75° forecast194819672025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1475°F
Coldest this date since2016
This-date record70°F
This-date rank#56 of 78
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record20°F (1962)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lakeland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan88°F202620°F1985
Feb90°F198824°F1996
Mar92°F199425°F1980
Apr96°F201735°F1987
May103°F198947°F1992
Jun105°F198556°F1984
Jul102°F201064°F1981
Aug100°F198763°F1957
Sep98°F199061°F2001
Oct96°F198538°F2008
Nov93°F198628°F1970
Dec89°F201620°F1962
All-time105°F198520°F1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lakeland so far this year — through Jul 10.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 11 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Jan (88°F), Feb (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Feb (24°F)

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

4 days
record run, ended Jan 11 1970

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lakeland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 74°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 73°FJan: 50°FFeb: 76°FFeb: 53°FMar: 80°FMar: 56°FApr: 85°FApr: 61°FMay: 90°FMay: 67°FJun: 91°FJun: 72°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 74°FSep: 90°FSep: 73°FOct: 86°FOct: 66°FNov: 79°FNov: 58°FDec: 75°FDec: 54°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 47m · losing 4 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.00°N, 82.05°W

Nearby Stations

Winter Haven, FL18 mi ETampa, FL30 mi WBrooksville, FL40 mi NWSarasota-Bradenton, FL51 mi SWOrlando, FL52 mi NELeesburg, FL58 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Lakeland's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Lakeland, FL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lakeland's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lakeland, FL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1948

Each cell is one day's low at Lakeland, coloured by temperature — 79 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lakeland, FL daily low heat map 1948–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lakeland — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 4th most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 2. Record: 7 in 2010.

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