Ft Lauderdale Intl AP Weather Records (USW00012849)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ft Lauderdale Intl AP (USW00012849), Florida, United States, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Ft Lauderdale Intl AP

Ft Lauderdale Intl AP (USW00012849) is a weather station in Florida, United States at 26.08 latitude and -80.16 longitude, 1 m (3 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 2026, 82 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP 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, 26.08 latitude, -80.16 longitude.
Elevation: 1 m (3 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 2026, 82 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

36 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 36 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	89
1946	38
1998	8
1999	58
2000	45
2001	56
2002	53
2003	59
2004	30
2005	47
2006	50
2007	75
2008	55
2009	67
2010	84
2011	29
2012	36
2013	46
2014	58
2015	62
2016	36
2017	38
2018	37
2019	48
2020	64
2021	32
2022	46
2023	36
2024	52
2025	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 571.5 mm (22.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP. The most was 571.5 mm (22.5 in) on 12 April 2023.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 January 2022
Feb	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	5 February 2023
Mar	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	6 March 2008
Apr	571.5 mm (22.5 in)	12 April 2023
May	259.6 mm (10.2 in)	27 May 2003
Jun	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	12 June 2024
Jul	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	27 July 2023
Aug	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 August 2008
Sep	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	6 September 2010
Oct	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	3 October 2000
Nov	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	15 November 2023
Dec	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	23 December 2019

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 2025

30 years of record at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2025. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1946, 1998.

Days with data per year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	298	82%	No
1946	207	57%	No
1998	118	32%	No
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1999 to 2025

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1999 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.3 C (77.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 23.8 C (74.9 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 26.0 C (78.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP as warming stripes, 1999 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1999	24.7 C	-0.62 C
2000	24.8 C	-0.43 C
2001	24.7 C	-0.56 C
2002	24.9 C	-0.35 C
2003	25.0 C	-0.29 C
2004	24.9 C	-0.34 C
2005	24.4 C	-0.88 C
2006	25.1 C	-0.15 C
2007	25.7 C	+0.41 C
2008	25.6 C	+0.37 C
2009	25.3 C	0.00 C
2010	23.8 C	-1.45 C
2011	25.5 C	+0.20 C
2012	25.0 C	-0.23 C
2013	25.1 C	-0.13 C
2014	25.4 C	+0.10 C
2015	26.0 C	+0.69 C
2016	25.4 C	+0.17 C
2017	25.5 C	+0.24 C
2018	25.3 C	+0.01 C
2019	25.8 C	+0.52 C
2020	26.0 C	+0.68 C
2021	25.5 C	+0.26 C
2022	25.8 C	+0.49 C
2023	25.8 C	+0.56 C
2024	25.9 C	+0.67 C
2025	25.4 C	+0.09 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

1945 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2010	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	571.5 mm (22.5 in)	2023	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	666.7 mm (26.2 in)	2023	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	2009	27 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2026. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1946	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1998	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1999	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2017	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2023	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2024	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2026	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2026. The record is 1.1 C (34.0 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.6 C (42.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1946	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1998	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1999	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2000	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2001	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2002	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2003	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2004	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2005	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2006	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2007	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2008	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2009	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2010	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2011	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2012	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2013	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2014	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2015	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2016	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2017	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2018	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2019	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2020	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2021	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2022	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2023	6.1 C (43.0 F)
2024	10.6 C (51.1 F)
2025	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2026	1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2026. The record is 571.5 mm (22.5 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1999	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
2000	214.1 mm (8.4 in)
2001	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2002	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2003	259.6 mm (10.2 in)
2004	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2005	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2006	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2008	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2009	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2010	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2011	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2012	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2013	206.9 mm (8.1 in)
2014	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2015	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2017	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2018	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2019	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
2020	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2021	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2022	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
2023	571.5 mm (22.5 in)
2024	242.3 mm (9.5 in)
2025	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2026	62.7 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2026. The record is 666.7 mm (26.2 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 181.0 mm (7.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	313.4 mm (12.3 in)
1999	298.6 mm (11.8 in)
2000	301.5 mm (11.9 in)
2001	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
2002	225.2 mm (8.9 in)
2003	325.6 mm (12.8 in)
2004	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2005	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
2006	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2007	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
2008	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
2009	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
2010	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
2011	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
2012	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
2013	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
2014	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
2015	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2016	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2017	243.1 mm (9.6 in)
2018	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
2019	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
2020	221.8 mm (8.7 in)
2021	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2022	240.3 mm (9.5 in)
2023	666.7 mm (26.2 in)
2024	363.1 mm (14.3 in)
2025	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
2026	174.3 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP, 1945 to 2026. The record is 43 days in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ft Lauderdale Intl AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	31 days
1946	30 days
1998	12 days
1999	29 days
2000	28 days
2001	27 days
2002	41 days
2003	36 days
2004	22 days
2005	22 days
2006	41 days
2007	27 days
2008	31 days
2009	43 days
2010	23 days
2011	38 days
2012	27 days
2013	25 days
2014	19 days
2015	19 days
2016	18 days
2017	16 days
2018	28 days
2019	19 days
2020	19 days
2021	29 days
2022	17 days
2023	35 days
2024	35 days
2025	31 days
2026	14 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.

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Data for Ft Lauderdale Intl AP 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 2026-10-14 (14 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).