How extreme does Orlando's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Orlando has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1973–present), from the Orlando Intl Ap station 14 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Orlando has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

101°F Jul 2, 1998

That is about 9°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Orlando (typical high near 92°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jul 2, 1998

2 100°F Aug 22, 1980

3 100°F Jun 4, 1985

❄️ Coldest night

19°F Jan 21, 1985

About 30°F colder than a normal January night in Orlando (typical low near 50°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 19°F Jan 21, 1985

2 20°F Jan 20, 1977

3 20°F Jan 14, 1981

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.72 in Sep 28, 2022

More rain in a single day than Orlando usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 6.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.72 in Sep 28, 2022recent

2 6.61 in Sep 10, 2017

3 6.16 in Oct 8, 2011

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Orlando's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 101°F is about 9°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Orlando's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 50s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as 19°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Orlando Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00012815), about 14 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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