All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Tampa, Florida

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Tampa, Florida since 1890. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Tampa since 1890.

Located near the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida along Tampa Bay, the city of Tampa has a very moderate climate. Comparing the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Tampa to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Florida, reveals that Tampa has a much milder climate than the extremes found in Florida.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Tampa is 81 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Florida is 111 degrees; a difference of 30 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Tampa, Florida

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Tampa is 99 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever recorded in the city of Tampa is 99 degrees, which occurred on June 5, 1985. Many people might be surprised to learn that the temperature has never been 100 degrees in Tampa.

Most people associate Tampa with hot weather, but the heat in Tampa can be oppressive due more to the high humidity levels than the actual temperature. Among the largest cities in the United States, Tampa has the fourth highest annual humidity level at 74.1%.

A close relative of mine used to live in the Tampa area, and I would swear there were days when I visited him in the summer that the temperature was over 100 degrees. But it never was. Has the temperature ever reached 100 degrees in Miami ?

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Florida is 109 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Florida is 109 degrees, which occurred on June 29, 1931, in Monticello. The city of Monticello is located in northern Florida, about 10 miles south of the Georgia border.

Believe it or not, but 41 states in the United States have recorded higher temperatures than the record hottest temperature ever recorded in Florida. That's because Florida is mainly a peninsula, and the cooler breezes from the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Gulf of Mexico on the west, moderates the temperatures in the Sunshine State.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Tampa (99) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Florida (109) is 10 degrees. Not a gigantic difference, but certainly a statistically significant one.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Tampa is 18 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Tampa is 18 degrees, which occurred on December 13, 1962. Days when the temperature dips below freezing are not common in Tampa, as the city averages just three days per year when the temperature dips below 32 degrees.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Florida is -2 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Florida is -2 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, in Tallahassee. Obviously, below zero temperature days are exceedingly rare in the state of Florida.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Tampa (18) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Florida (-2) is 20 degrees. That is double the difference between the record hottest temperatures ever recorded in Tampa and the state of Florida.

Overall, even though the state of Florida as a whole has very moderate temperatures, the climate in the city of Tampa is certainly much milder than the extremes found in the Sunshine State.