Florida · THREADEX · 1890–2026

Tampa, FL

27.963°N, 82.540°W · station TPAthr · 137 years of record
80°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Tampa.
81°TUE7/1481°WED7/1582°THU7/1682°FRI7/1780°SAT7/1881°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#129 / 136
coldest Jul 18 in 136 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

68°F
set in 1968

Mildest Jul 18 ever

82°F
set in 2000

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Tampa. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6875821890: 73°F1891: 71°F1892: 74°F1893: 76°F1894: 75°F1895: 74°F1896: 72°F1897: 74°F1898: 74°F1899: 75°F1900: 73°F1901: 75°F1902: 73°F1903: 70°F1904: 71°F1905: 72°F1906: 75°F1907: 72°F1908: 77°F1909: 72°F1910: 75°F1911: 74°F1912: 71°F1913: 70°F1914: 73°F1915: 77°F1916: 71°F1917: 74°F1918: 73°F1919: 74°F1920: 71°F1921: 72°F1922: 73°F1923: 76°F1924: 77°F1925: 75°F1926: 73°F1927: 74°F1928: 74°F1929: 72°F1930: 75°F1931: 74°F1932: 74°F1933: 77°F1934: 74°F1935: 74°F1936: 78°F1937: 80°F1938: 73°F1939: 77°F1940: 75°F1941: 77°F1942: 76°F1943: 75°F1944: 80°F1945: 73°F1946: 72°F1947: 75°F1948: 74°F1949: 74°F1950: 71°F1951: 75°F1952: 74°F1953: 75°F1954: 75°F1955: 72°F1956: 77°F1957: 75°F1958: 75°F1959: 73°F1960: 73°F1961: 73°F1962: 78°F1963: 72°F1964: 73°F1965: 74°F1966: 76°F1967: 71°F1968: 68°F1969: 71°F1970: 75°F1971: 75°F1972: 72°F1973: 74°F1974: 71°F1975: 75°F1976: 75°F1977: 74°F1978: 77°F1979: 77°F1980: 78°F1981: 76°F1982: 75°F1983: 76°F1984: 75°F1985: 75°F1986: 75°F1987: 74°F1988: 73°F1989: 74°F1990: 74°F1991: 74°F1992: 73°F1993: 77°F1994: 72°F1995: 74°F1996: 77°F1997: 75°F1998: 79°F1999: 74°F2000: 82°F2001: 76°F2002: 79°F2003: 74°F2004: 74°F2005: 77°F2006: 76°F2007: 77°F2008: 76°F2009: 80°F2010: 78°F2011: 77°F2012: 75°F2013: 74°F2014: 76°F2015: 79°F2016: 75°F2017: 76°F2018: 81°F2019: 75°F2020: 78°F2021: 79°F2022: 81°F2023: 80°F2024: 78°F2025: 81°F80° forecast189019682025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1880°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record68°F
This-date rank#129 of 136
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record18°F (1962)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1890–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Tampa in each calendar month, and for the whole 1890–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan86°F199121°F1985
Feb89°F201822°F1895
Mar92°F190729°F1980
Apr96°F201738°F1891
May98°F197549°F1971
Jun99°F198553°F1984
Jul100°F202563°F1970
Aug98°F197566°F1896
Sep96°F191254°F1897
Oct95°F194140°F1964
Nov92°F201523°F1970
Dec86°F193118°F1962
All-time100°F202518°F1962

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Tampa so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

5 days
record run, ended Jan 22 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Tampa's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 76°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 71°FJan: 52°FFeb: 73°FFeb: 55°FMar: 77°FMar: 59°FApr: 82°FApr: 64°FMay: 88°FMay: 70°FJun: 90°FJun: 75°FJul: 90°FJul: 76°FAug: 91°FAug: 76°FSep: 90°FSep: 75°FOct: 85°FOct: 69°FNov: 78°FNov: 60°FDec: 73°FDec: 55°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight13h 46m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

27.96°N, 82.54°W

Nearby Stations

Lakeland, FL30 mi EBrooksville, FL35 mi NSarasota-Bradenton, FL38 mi SWinter Haven, FL48 mi ELeesburg, FL74 mi NEPunta Gorda, FL79 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Tampa's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Tampa, FL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1890

Each cell is one day's low at Tampa, coloured by temperature — 137 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Tampa, FL daily low heat map 1890–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Tampa — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 36th most in 137 years. Normal for this point: 1. Record: 7 in 1977.

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