Macdill AFB Weather Records (USW00012810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Macdill AFB (USW00012810), Florida, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Macdill AFB

Macdill AFB (USW00012810) is a weather station in Florida, United States at 27.85 latitude and -82.52 longitude, 8 m (26 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Macdill AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Florida, United States, 27.85 latitude, -82.52 longitude.
Elevation: 8 m (26 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

66 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Macdill AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 66 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Macdill AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)
Feb	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29.8 C (85.6 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30.4 C (86.7 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33.4 C (92.1 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34.5 C (94.1 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36.2 C (97.2 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34.6 C (94.3 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33.2 C (91.8 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27.3 C (81.1 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Macdill AFB still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 113.

Standing records at Macdill AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	80
1950	89
1951	113
1952	65
1953	65
1954	60
1955	60
1956	69
1957	67
1958	89
1959	67
1960	59
1961	67
1962	43
1963	45
1964	54
1965	54
1966	41
1967	56
1968	50
1969	38
1970	36
2025	97

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 185.2 mm (7.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Macdill AFB. The most was 185.2 mm (7.3 in) on 29 July 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Macdill AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	12 January 1964
Feb	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 February 1958
Mar	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 March 1964
Apr	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	7 April 1951
May	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 May 1970
Jun	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 June 1959
Jul	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	29 July 1960
Aug	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	12 August 1949
Sep	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	20 September 1962
Oct	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 October 1955
Nov	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	10 November 1963
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 December 1959

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

23 years of record at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2025. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Macdill AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	364	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	363	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	335	92%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
2025	358	98%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1949 to 2025

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.8 C (73.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 21.8 C (71.2 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 23.9 C (74.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Macdill AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	23.9 C	+1.07 C
1950	23.0 C	+0.18 C
1951	23.4 C	+0.63 C
1952	23.2 C	+0.40 C
1953	23.1 C	+0.34 C
1954	22.9 C	+0.09 C
1955	23.1 C	+0.35 C
1956	22.9 C	+0.08 C
1957	23.5 C	+0.75 C
1958	22.5 C	-0.26 C
1959	23.3 C	+0.53 C
1960	22.7 C	-0.06 C
1961	23.1 C	+0.27 C
1962	22.6 C	-0.16 C
1963	21.9 C	-0.93 C
1964	22.4 C	-0.40 C
1965	22.3 C	-0.45 C
1966	21.8 C	-1.02 C
1967	22.5 C	-0.29 C
1968	21.8 C	-0.99 C
1970	21.8 C	-1.01 C
2025	23.7 C	+0.92 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Macdill AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1951	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1962	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	1960	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	365.6 mm (14.4 in)	1960	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1967	31 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Macdill AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2025	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2026	36.4 C (97.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Macdill AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1950	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1951	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1952	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1953	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1954	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1955	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1956	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1957	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1959	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1960	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1961	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1962	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1966	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1968	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1969	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1970	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2025	2.6 C (36.7 F)
2026	-1.2 C (29.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Macdill AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1950	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1961	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1963	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1964	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1966	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	35.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 365.6 mm (14.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 141.2 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Macdill AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1950	220.4 mm (8.7 in)
1951	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1952	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1957	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1958	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1959	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1960	365.6 mm (14.4 in)
1961	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1962	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1963	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1964	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1965	261.5 mm (10.3 in)
1966	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1967	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1968	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1969	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1970	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Macdill AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Macdill AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	40 days
1950	38 days
1951	32 days
1952	21 days
1953	38 days
1954	27 days
1955	40 days
1956	33 days
1957	28 days
1958	21 days
1959	28 days
1960	40 days
1961	24 days
1962	25 days
1963	28 days
1964	41 days
1965	31 days
1966	26 days
1967	48 days
1968	28 days
1969	31 days
1970	41 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Macdill AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).