Official weather records have been kept in the city of Melbourne, Florida since 1937. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Melbourne, Florida since 1937.
Located along the east coast of Florida midway between Jacksonville and Miami, the city of Melbourne has very mild weather variations in temperatures and much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Florida or in almost all cities in the United States.
Melbourne, which is home to the Florida Institute of Technology, was named for Melbourne, Australia, where the city's first postmaster, Cornthwaite John Hector, had emigrated from. Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean beaches and warm climate, Melbourne is a tourist's delight especially in the winter for northern snowbirds.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Melbourne is 85 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of Florida is 111 degrees for a difference of 26 total degrees.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Melbourne is 102 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Melbourne, Florida is 102 degrees which occurred on July 14, 1980.
Melbourne is certainly a warm weather city. Days when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or more have occurred in Melbourne in every month of the year except for January. The earliest 90 degree weather temperature date in Melbourne was on February 11, 1939, and the latest 90 degree day was on December 6, 1942.
Since 1937, there have only been about a dozen days when the temperature soared to 100 degrees or above in Melbourne.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Florida is 109 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Florida is 109 degrees which occurred on June 29, 1931, in Monticello which is located about 300 miles northwest of Melbourne.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Melbourne (102) and the all-time hottest temperature in Florida (109) is 7 degrees. A decent sized difference statistically.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Melbourne is 17 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Melbourne, Florida is 17 degrees which occurred on January 19, 1977.
Below freezing weather temperature days are not common in Melbourne and they only occur from mid-November to early March in any given year if they occur at all. The earliest below freezing date in Melbourne was on November 16, 1942 and the latest was on March 2, 1968.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Florida is -2 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Florida is -2 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, in Tallahassee which is located about 300 miles northwest of Melbourne. On February 13, 1899, the Great Blizzard of 1899 struck the northeastern part of North America spreading record temperatures all the way down to Cuba and bringing the only below zero temperature reading ever recorded in Florida.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Melbourne (17) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of Florida (-2) is 19 degrees. A big difference and a much larger difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and the state.
Overall, Melbourne is a city with very moderate weather temperatures and this popular tourist area along the central eastern coast of the Sunshine State has a much milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Florida and in almost all cities in the United States.
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