How extreme does Plantation's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Plantation 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 (1971–present), from the Ft Lauderdale station 5 km away. Updated through June 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 Plantation has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

99°F Jul 13, 1980

That is about 9°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Plantation (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 99°F Jul 13, 1980

2 99°F Aug 25, 2003

3 99°F May 27, 2024

❄️ Coldest night

28°F Jan 19, 1977

About 30°F colder than a normal January night in Plantation (typical low near 58°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 28°F Jan 19, 1977

2 28°F Jan 20, 1977

3 29°F Jan 22, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

17.10 in Apr 13, 2023

More rain in a single day than Plantation usually gets in the whole month of April (typical April total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 17.10 in Apr 13, 2023recent

2 14.59 in Apr 25, 1979

3 10.45 in Nov 19, 1973

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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Plantation's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 99°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, Plantation's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 50s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 99°F and as low as 28°F. A single day has delivered over 17 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 FT Lauderdale (NOAA GHCN station USC00083163), about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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