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Lakeland, FL

28.000°N, 82.050°W · station LALthr · 79 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lakeland.
74°WED9/274°THU9/374°FRI9/474°SAT9/574°SUN9/674°MON9/773°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1948: 73°F1949: 74°F1950: 70°F1951: 76°F1952: 73°F1953: 73°F1954: 74°F1955: 73°F1956: 74°F1957: 69°F1958: 72°F1959: 75°F1960: 73°F1961: 73°F1962: 72°F1963: 74°F1964: 72°F1965: 74°F1966: 75°F1967: 71°F1968: 75°F1969: 71°F1970: 72°F1971: 71°F1972: 72°F1973: 72°F1974: 73°F1975: 72°F1976: 71°F1977: 75°F1978: 72°F1979: 73°F1980: 72°F1981: 69°F1982: 72°F1983: 74°F1984: 66°F1985: 73°F1986: 72°F1987: 73°F1988: 72°F1989: 73°F1990: 73°F1991: 72°F1992: 74°F1993: 72°F1994: 74°F1996: 71°F1997: 66°F1998: 73°F1999: 74°F2000: 73°F2001: 70°F2002: 74°F2003: 72°F2004: 76°F2005: 74°F2006: 71°F2007: 73°F2008: 73°F2009: 73°F2010: 75°F2011: 71°F2012: 72°F2013: 72°F2014: 72°F2015: 76°F2016: 74°F2017: 77°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 74°F2021: 76°F2022: 73°F2023: 76°F2024: 75°F2025: 75°F73° forecast6570758019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 873°F
Coldest this date since2014
This-date record66°F
This-date rank#32 of 77
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°FJan 25, 202620°FJan 21, 1985
Feb90°FFeb 20, 198824°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar92°FMar 27, 199425°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 27, 201735°FApr 5, 1987
May103°FMay 28, 198947°FMay 8, 1992
Jun105°FJun 4, 198556°FJun 2, 1984
Jul102°FJul 28, 201064°FJul 1, 1981
Aug100°FAug 6, 198763°FAug 23, 1957
Sep98°FSep 17, 199061°FSep 30, 2001
Oct96°FOct 13, 198538°FOct 29, 2008
Nov93°FNov 13, 198628°FNov 25, 1970
Dec89°FDec 18, 201620°FDec 13, 1962
All-time105°FJun 4, 198520°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan71°FJan 29, 199438°FJan 19, 1977
Feb71°FFeb 9, 201746°FFeb 12, 1955
Mar76°FMar 7, 201149°FMar 1, 1968
Apr78°FApr 13, 202059°FApr 6, 1950
May78°FMay 19, 202467°FMay 3, 1963
Jun80°FJun 25, 199475°FJun 18, 1967
Jul80°FJul 28, 201075°FJul 2, 1974
Aug81°FAug 8, 202375°FAug 12, 1949
Sep85°FSep 14, 199872°FSep 9, 1971
Oct79°FOct 10, 201862°FOct 27, 1957
Nov77°FNov 7, 202449°FNov 29, 1959
Dec74°FDec 6, 201640°FDec 24, 1989
All-time85°FSep 14, 199838°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.
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

Sunrise6:07 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight12h 43m · losing 11 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 Sep 8 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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