100° - Florida’s Largest West Coast City Records Hottest Day Ever

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Pre-1890:

• Prior to 1890: Recordkeeping for temperatures in Tampa, Florida, begins.

1890:

• 1890: Temperature records for Tampa, Florida, officially start.

1892:

• September 1892: Temperature records for Plant City, Florida, officially start.

1895:

• Since 1895: Florida's average June temperature has been 79.9 degrees.

Early 1900s:

• Since 1902: Records for temperatures at Page Field in Fort Myers begin.
• Since 1911: Records for temperatures in Sarasota begin.
• July 1914: Temperature records for St. Petersburg, Florida, officially start.

1931:

• June 29, 1931: Monticello, Florida, records the hottest temperature ever in Florida at 109 degrees.

2016:

• August 2016: EPA publishes "What Climate Change Means for Florida," highlighting that the Florida peninsula has warmed more than one degree (F) in the last century.

2020:

• June 26, 2020: Tampa, Florida, last set its previous record high temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit.

2023:

• July 2023: The Gulf of Mexico experiences record-breaking warm water temperatures, with a sensor in Manatee Bay recording 101.1 degrees on July 24, potentially breaking the global record for sea surface temperature.
• June 2024: Florida's average temperature was 82.6 degrees, ranking as the 3rd hottest June on record.

2025:

• June 2025: Florida experiences its 12th hottest June on record, with an average temperature of 81.8 degrees. Tampa's average June temperature over the past 10 years (including June 2025) has been 83.7 degrees, compared to an average of 81.3 degrees since 1890.
• July 27, 2025, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Tampa, Florida, soars to 100 degrees, breaking the city’s all-time record high temperature since recordkeeping began in 1890. This also breaks the old record of 99 degrees F set on June 26, 2020. This is the first time in recorded history Tampa has hit 100 degrees. The observation was taken at the airport, where the National Weather Service Tampa office is located (Ruskin, Florida).
• July 27, 2025, 6:34 p.m. EDT (Updated 9:22 p.m. EDT): Forbes publishes "Tampa Hits 100 Degrees For The First Time In Recorded History."
• Friday (August 1, 2025): Heat relief for the Southeast is expected to arrive as a cold front slowly advances into the region, bringing cooler temperatures and an increased chance of rai