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Sanford, FL

28.779°N, 81.244°W · station SFBthr · 79 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Sanford.
76°WED9/276°THU9/376°FRI9/476°SAT9/576°SUN9/675°MON9/775°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Sanford — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#68 / 78
coldest Sep 7 in 78 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

67°F
set in 1960

Mildest Sep 7 ever

77°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 75°F — 68th coldest Sep 7 of 78 years · record 67°F (1960) · coldest since 2025.
1948: 72°F1949: 71°F1950: 71°F1951: 72°F1952: 70°F1953: 71°F1954: 69°F1955: 74°F1956: 73°F1957: 70°F1958: 71°F1959: 71°F1960: 67°F1961: 73°F1962: 71°F1963: 71°F1964: 70°F1965: 72°F1966: 70°F1967: 71°F1968: 71°F1969: 72°F1970: 73°F1971: 71°F1972: 69°F1973: 71°F1974: 72°F1975: 69°F1976: 70°F1977: 74°F1978: 72°F1979: 74°F1980: 75°F1981: 73°F1982: 70°F1983: 74°F1984: 71°F1985: 73°F1986: 76°F1987: 72°F1988: 72°F1989: 72°F1990: 69°F1991: 73°F1992: 71°F1993: 72°F1994: 69°F1995: 71°F1996: 71°F1997: 71°F1998: 73°F1999: 73°F2000: 73°F2001: 73°F2002: 75°F2003: 73°F2004: 76°F2005: 76°F2006: 71°F2007: 75°F2008: 76°F2009: 73°F2010: 72°F2011: 73°F2012: 73°F2013: 73°F2014: 73°F2015: 75°F2016: 71°F2017: 75°F2018: 74°F2019: 72°F2020: 77°F2021: 73°F2022: 75°F2023: 73°F2024: 74°F2025: 73°F75° forecast6570758019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 775°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record67°F
This-date rank#68 of 78
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record19°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Sanford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan89°FJan 20, 199019°FJan 21, 1985
Feb89°FFeb 24, 196223°FFeb 1, 2026
Mar94°FMar 20, 200327°FMar 3, 1980
Apr97°FApr 13, 202036°FApr 8, 1950
May100°FMay 28, 195345°FMay 8, 1992
Jun102°FJun 19, 199852°FJun 1, 1984
Jul103°FJul 1, 199860°FJul 1, 1981
Aug100°FAug 7, 195664°FAug 25, 1957
Sep97°FSep 1, 196252°FSep 20, 1981
Oct95°FOct 2, 195839°FOct 21, 1989
Nov92°FNov 1, 198627°FNov 26, 1950
Dec89°FDec 18, 201619°FDec 24, 1989
All-time103°FJul 1, 199819°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Sanford so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Monthly low record this year: Feb (23°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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 7, 2024

Coldest high ever

34°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 26, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan70°FJan 6, 200738°FJan 22, 1985
Feb72°FFeb 12, 201838°FFeb 3, 1951
Mar72°FMar 21, 200349°FMar 15, 1993
Apr76°FApr 26, 201559°FApr 1, 1987
May77°FMay 31, 202664°FMay 8, 1992
Jun81°FJun 21, 200976°FJun 1, 1984
Jul81°FJul 28, 202578°FJul 28, 1954
Aug83°FAug 7, 202477°FAug 13, 1967
Sep81°FSep 5, 201973°FSep 29, 2001
Oct78°FOct 5, 199558°FOct 21, 1989
Nov75°FNov 9, 202046°FNov 26, 1950
Dec72°FDec 3, 199134°FDec 26, 1983
All-time83°FAug 7, 202434°FDec 26, 1983

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

5 days
record run, ended Jan 21 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Sanford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 71°FJan: 49°FFeb: 74°FFeb: 52°FMar: 78°FMar: 56°FApr: 83°FApr: 61°FMay: 88°FMay: 66°FJun: 91°FJun: 72°FJul: 92°FJul: 74°FAug: 92°FAug: 74°FSep: 90°FSep: 73°FOct: 84°FOct: 66°FNov: 78°FNov: 58°FDec: 73°FDec: 53°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight12h 44m · losing 11 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

28.78°N, 81.24°W

Nearby Stations

Orlando, FL25 mi SDaytona Beach, FL29 mi NELeesburg, FL34 mi WWinter Haven, FL58 mi SWMelbourne, FL59 mi SELakeland, FL72 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Sanford'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.
Sanford, FL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Sanford — counted through Sep 7 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 10th most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 2. Record: 11 in 1958.

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