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Records and Normals
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Top 10s
Holiday Climatology
Other Noteworthy Records
South FL Climate Site History

 

 

South Florida Climate Site History

South Florida has four primary climate locations with relatively long periods of record: Miami (some records 1839-1890, continuous records 1895-present), Fort Lauderdale (some records 1839-1841, continuous records 1912-present), West Palm Beach (continuous records 1888-present), and Naples (continuous records 1942-present).

 

Here are maps and descriptions of the locations of the weather instruments through time:  Miami,  Fort Lauderdale,  West Palm Beach and  Naples.

 

Records and Normals

Daily records/normals for climate sites:

 

Miami: Records   Normals

Fort Lauderdale: Records   Normals

West Palm Beach: Records   Normals

Naples: Records   Normals

 

Monthly Normals for climate sites:

Normals for the period 1991-2020

Miami

Fort Lauderdale

West Palm Beach

Naples

 

Daily Normals for additional select sites:

Normals for the period 1991-2020

Miami Beach

North Fort Lauderdale

Opa-locka

Pembroke Pines

Pompano Beach

West Kendall-Tamiami

Monthly Climate Plots and Data

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Note: The data for the second half of 2024 is unavailable. We are working to get the data and the graphs back up. Thank you for your patience!

 

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Annual Climate Plots and Data

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Climate Outlooks

Short Term Outlooks (6-10 Day Range and 8-14 Day Range)

These outlooks are issued daily by the NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center.

The outlooks express forecast probability that temperatures or total precipitation in the 6-10 day, 8-14 day, 1 month or 3 month periods will tend to be similar to the 10-highest ("above-normal"), middle-10 ("near-normal"), or 10-lowest ("below-normal") observed in the 1981-2010 normals period.

Color shading on the outlook maps follows standard convention for warmer/colder or wetter/drier, with near-normal in white. Darker shades of red or blue (or green and brown) indicate a higher forecast probability.

The monthly and seasonal outlooks are similar to the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks. However, in areas where "Equal Chances" (EC) is shown, it means that climate signals do not favor either above- or below-normal, and above-, near-, or below-normal forecast categories are equally likely to occur. A forecast of Equal Chances does NOT necessarily mean forecast conditions are expected to be near-normal.

 

6-10 Day Outlook

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One Month Outlook

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Top 10s

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Data last updated 01/01/2024.

Miami Area
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST DRIEST
  YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE
   
1 2023 79.9 1940 72.9 1959 89.33 1907 33.15
2 2020 79.3 1917 73.7 2012 86.94 1927 33.69
3 2015 79.2 1915 73.9 2020 86.57 1956 37.05
4 2019 79.1 1920 74.0 1908 85.36 1951 38.67
5 2017 79.1 1943 74.1 1929 84.38 1975 39.1
6 2022 79.0 1942 74.1 1968 83.39 1944 40.19
7 2021 78.3 1916 74.1 2017 83.12 1955 41.35
8 2011 78.3 1914 74.1 1966 82.06 1961 41.7
9 2016 78.1 1938 74.2 1932 79.9 1923 41.85
10 1994 78.1 1968 74.3 1994 79.56 1962 42.27

 

Fort Lauderdale Area
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST DRIEST
  YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE
   
1 2015 78.8 1969 74.0 2023 113.61 1961 35.54
2 2020 78.7 1970 74.1 1947 102.36 1971 38.69
3 2023 78.6 1966 74.1 1994 87.25 1944 39.72
4 2019 78.5 1914 74.7 1954 85.65 2011 40.6
5 2007 78.3 1973 74.9 1982 83.22 1988 40.66
6 2008 78.2 1971 75.1 1922 82.56 1955 41.2
7 2021 78 1954 75.1 1995 82.37 2004 41.38
8 2017 77.9 1980 75.3 1924 80.74 1989 44.77
9 2011 77.9 1955 75.5 1959 79.7 2009 45.55
10 2016 77.8 1952 75.5 1997 79.45 1952 45.61

 

West Palm Beach Area
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST DRIEST
  YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE
   
1 2020 78.2 1968 72.4 1947 108.63 1955 37.31
2 2023 78.1 1969 73.2 1897 87.07 1961 37.76
3 2015 78 1891 73.6 1994 85.89 1956 38.4
4 2022 77.7 1976 73.7 1983 82.71 1989 38.66
5 2011 77.6 1935 73.7 1901 82.67 1907 39.09
6 2021 77.5 1970 73.9 1982 80.62 1898 39.1
7 2019 77.5 1966 73.9 1969 79.75 2000 42.27
8 1990 77.5 1920 73.9 1966 79.75 1894 42.32
9 2016 77.2 2010 74.1 1991 79.36 1927 43.62
10 2017 76.9 1984 74.1 1964 79.3 1913 43.7

 

Naples Area
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST DRIEST
  YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE
   
1 2023 78.3 1968 72.5 1959 72.5 2023 26.31
2 2020 77.8 1981 72.7 1947 71.77 1944 30.6
3 2019 77.7 1962 73.1 2003 71.12 1956 33.02
4 2015 77.6 1970 73.2 1958 70.38 2009 33.9
5 2022 77.0 1969 73.3 2017 69.52 1996 34.18
6 2018 76.7 1966 73.3 1983 66.89 2007 34.95
7 2021 76.6 1963 73.3 1991 66.78 1988 35.77
8 2017 76.6 1955 73.4 1962 66.62 2012 37.91
9 2007 76.6 2010 73.5 2005 63.4 2011 38.17
10 1949 76.6 1977 73.5 1957 61.61 2000 38.97
Miami Area (last updated 06/02/2024)
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST
  VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR
   
1 100 7/21/1942 27 2/3/1917 14.87 11/30/1925
2 98 7/23/2023 28 1/28/1940 14.85 4/25/1979
3 98 7/9/2020 28 1/27/1940 12.58 4/16/1942
4 98 6/30/2020 29 1/29/1940 12.56 10/3/2000
5 98 7/2/2019 29 1/26/1905 11.51 5/4/1977
6 98 6/24/2019 29 2/14/1899 10.42 9/28/1929
7 98 5/28/2017 30 12/25/1989 10.04 9/6/1931
8 98 6/22/2009 30 1/22/1985 9.95 10/5/1948
9 98 7/3/1998 30 12/12/1934 9.7 5/22/2012
10 98 8/1/1990 30 2/19/1900 9.48 10/18/1924

 

Fort Lauderdale Area (last updated 07/11/2024)
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST
  VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR
   
1 100 06/22/2009 28 01/20/1977 22.5 4/12/2023
2 100 08/04/1944 28 01/19/1977 14.59 4/25/1979
3 99 07/13/1980 28 02/06/1917 10.85 10/12/1947
4 99 07/22/1966 29 01/22/1985 10.45 10/5/1948
5 99 09/13/1935 29 12/13/1934 10.45 11/19/1973
6 99 07/23/1924 30 12/25/1989 10.22 5/27/2003
7 98 05/11/2024 30 12/24/1989 10.00 10/31/1969
8 98 06/21/2009 30 12/12/1957 9.54 6/12/2024
9 98 07/13/1998 30 01/29/1940 9.2 10/20/1924
10 98 07/03/1998 30 01/28/1940 8.6 6/2/1930

 

West Palm Beach Area (last updated 06/02/2024)
  WARMEST COLDEST WETTEST
  VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR
   
1 101 07/21/1940 24 12/29/1894 15.22 4/17/1942
2 100 07/03/1927 26 03/02/1920 12.01 7/31/1933
3 100 07/02/1927 26 01/26/1905 10.4 9/24/1894
4 100 06/20/1921 27 01/20/1977 9.71 6/12/1901
5 99 05/28/2024 27 02/09/1895 9.7 10/15/1910
6 99 08/13/2006 28 12/25/1989 8.79 9/25/2004
7 99 07/26/1983 28 12/24/1989 8.42 6/10/1912
8 99 07/16/1981 28 01/22/1985 8.01 8/23/1995
9 99 04/30/1971 28 12/17/1920 7.36 10/19/1924
10 99 07/22/1942 28 02/03/1917 7.28 5/30/1897

 

 

These lists were compiled with the help of student volunteer Bryan Herrera.

Holiday Climatology

(under construction)

 
Image 5
Mother's Day
 
Image 6
Memorial Day
 
Image 7
Juneteenth
 
Image 9
Labor Day
 
Image 11
Thanksgiving

Other Notable Records

 

Miami:

  Min Temp Below 32 Min Temp Below 50 Min Temp Below 60 Max Temp Above 90
Earliest Dec 11, 1934 Oct 29, 1938* Oct 1, 1920 Mar 2, 2003
Latest Mar 3, 1980 May 5, 1921 Jun 3, 1984 Nov 6, 2002
Longest Stretch 3 days (Jan 27 - Jan 29, 1940) 13 days (Jan 24 - Feb 5, 1940) 38 days (Dec 25, 1980 - Jan 31, 1981) 56 days (Jul 9 - Sep 22, 2023)

 

Fort Lauderdale:

  Min Temp Below 32 Min Temp Below 50 Min Temp Below 60 Max Temp Above 90
Earliest Dec 10, 1917 Oct 21, 1913 Oct 1, 1920 Feb 14, 1948
Latest Mar 3, 1980 May 9, 1928 Jun 9, 1966 Dec 8, 1919
Longest Stretch 3 days (Jan 19 - Jan 21, 1977) 13 days (Jan 4 - Jan 16, 1956) 44 days (Jan 24 - Feb 5, 1980) 49 days (Jun 30 - Aug 17, 1932)

 

West Palm Beach:

  Min Temp Below 32 Min Temp Below 50 Min Temp Below 60 Max Temp Above 90
Earliest Dec 12, 1937* Oct 20, 1927 Oct 1, 1920 Feb 10, 1949
Latest Mar 3, 1980 May 12, 1923 Jun 14, 1920 Dec 9, 2009
Longest Stretch 3 days (Dec 23 - Dec 25, 1989) 14 days (Jan 15 - Jan 28, 2003) 39 days (Dec 24, 1980 - Jan 31, 1981) 74 days (Jul 3 - Sep 14, 2022)

 

Naples:

  Min Temp Below 32 Min Temp Below 50 Min Temp Below 60 Max Temp Above 90
Earliest Nov 25, 1970 Oct 15, 1977 Oct 2, 1976 Feb 18, 2020
Latest Feb 26, 1967 Apr 29, 1992 Jun 1, 1984 Nov 28, 1990
Longest Stretch 3 days (Jan 18 - Jan 20, 1977) 14 days (Jan 2 - Jan 15, 2010) 58 days (Jan 12 - Mar 9, 1968) 80 days (Jul 21 - Oct 8, 1944)

 

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