28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
73°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2014
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lakeland.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lakeland — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#42 / 77
coldest Sep 2 in 77 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
69°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 2 ever
77°F
set in 2008
Forecast low 74°F — 42nd coldest Sep 2 of 77 years · record 69°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#47 / 77
coldest Sep 3 in 77 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
68°F
set in 2011
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 74°F — 47th coldest Sep 3 of 77 years · record 68°F (2011) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 77
coldest Sep 4 in 77 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
68°F
set in 1978
Mildest Sep 4 ever
77°F
set in 2015
Forecast low 74°F — 44th coldest Sep 4 of 77 years · record 68°F (1978) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#41 / 76
coldest Sep 5 in 76 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
68°F
set in 1978
Mildest Sep 5 ever
80°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 74°F — 41st coldest Sep 5 of 76 years · record 68°F (1978) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#48 / 75
coldest Sep 6 in 75 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
68°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 6 ever
79°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 74°F — 48th coldest Sep 6 of 75 years · record 68°F (1997) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#49 / 76
coldest Sep 7 in 76 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
69°F
set in 1970
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 2004
Forecast low 74°F — 49th coldest Sep 7 of 76 years · record 69°F (1970) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#32 / 77
coldest Sep 8 in 77 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
66°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 8 ever
77°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 73°F — 32nd coldest Sep 8 of 77 years · record 66°F (1984) · coldest since 2014.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
88°FJan 25, 2026
20°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
90°FFeb 20, 1988
24°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
92°FMar 27, 1994
25°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 27, 2017
35°FApr 5, 1987
May
103°FMay 28, 1989
47°FMay 8, 1992
Jun
105°FJun 4, 1985
56°FJun 2, 1984
Jul
102°FJul 28, 2010
64°FJul 1, 1981
Aug
100°FAug 6, 1987
63°FAug 23, 1957
Sep
98°FSep 17, 1990
61°FSep 30, 2001
Oct
96°FOct 13, 1985
38°FOct 29, 2008
Nov
93°FNov 13, 1986
28°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
89°FDec 18, 2016
20°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
105°FJun 4, 1985
20°FDec 13, 1962
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Lakeland so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
17 broke
plus 16 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)
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 14, 1998
Coldest high ever
38°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1977
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
71°FJan 29, 1994
38°FJan 19, 1977
Feb
71°FFeb 9, 2017
46°FFeb 12, 1955
Mar
76°FMar 7, 2011
49°FMar 1, 1968
Apr
78°FApr 13, 2020
59°FApr 6, 1950
May
78°FMay 19, 2024
67°FMay 3, 1963
Jun
80°FJun 25, 1994
75°FJun 18, 1967
Jul
80°FJul 28, 2010
75°FJul 2, 1974
Aug
81°FAug 8, 2023
75°FAug 12, 1949
Sep
85°FSep 14, 1998
72°FSep 9, 1971
Oct
79°FOct 10, 2018
62°FOct 27, 1957
Nov
77°FNov 7, 2024
49°FNov 29, 1959
Dec
74°FDec 6, 2016
40°FDec 24, 1989
All-time
85°FSep 14, 1998
38°FJan 19, 1977
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: 73°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
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.
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.