All-time weather records — Sanford, FL

Record high
102.9°F
July 1, 1998
Record low
7.0°F
June 27, 1956
Wettest day
11.50 in
September 11, 2017

Climate change signal in Sanford

18.3%

of Sanford's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (67 of 366 records since 2015).

1.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1950s
23
32
1960s
58
84
1970s
51
84
1980s
32
95
1990s
79
36
2000s
39
21
2010s
62
9
2020s
22
5

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1956, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1956-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 89.1°F — Jan 10, 1968 19.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 4.00 in — Jan 2, 1996
February 89.1°F — Feb 24, 1962 24.1°F — Feb 2, 2026 4.22 in — Feb 5, 1960
March 91.9°F — Mar 19, 1984 27.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 4.13 in — Mar 20, 2001
April 96.1°F — Apr 27, 1999 36.0°F — Apr 5, 1987 6.50 in — Apr 9, 1982
May 100.0°F — May 21, 1962 43.0°F — May 29, 1985 5.45 in — May 19, 2009
June 102.0°F — Jun 19, 1998 7.0°F — Jun 27, 1956 4.30 in — Jun 27, 1974
July 102.9°F — Jul 1, 1998 60.1°F — Jul 1, 1981 6.15 in — Jul 26, 1995
August 100.0°F — Aug 1, 1999 64.0°F — Aug 19, 1960 8.27 in — Aug 22, 2008
September 98.1°F — Sep 6, 1999 52.0°F — Sep 20, 1981 11.50 in — Sep 11, 2017
October 96.1°F — Oct 10, 2009 39.0°F — Oct 21, 1989 9.20 in — Oct 10, 2024
November 91.9°F — Nov 1, 1986 30.0°F — Nov 24, 1970 10.17 in — Nov 25, 1992
December 88.0°F — Dec 16, 1965 19.0°F — Dec 24, 1989 3.77 in — Dec 21, 2018

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sanford.