Punta Gorda, FL

Florida · Records since 1914–2026

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Currently in Punta Gorda
As of 2:30 PM EDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

97°F

September 11, 2023

+6° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

65°F

September 11, 1963

-9° from 74° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 74°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Punta Gorda

🔥
101°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 5, 2024
❄
22°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 29, 1920
🌧
10.65"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 23, 1995
☃
0.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Sep 9, 2026

First & Last Dates — Punta Gorda

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 97°F September 11, 2023
2 95°F September 11, 1983
3 95°F September 11, 1951
4 94°F September 11, 2024
5 94°F September 11, 2018
6 94°F September 11, 2011
7 94°F September 11, 2010
8 94°F September 11, 1988
9 94°F September 11, 1987
10 94°F September 11, 1977

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 65°F September 11, 1963
2 68°F September 11, 1972
3 68°F September 11, 1942
4 68°F September 11, 1927
5 69°F September 11, 1980
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1914–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Punta Gorda

threshold: 95°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
117
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
6
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1914–2026
125
2026 so far
116
Avg/year 1970–2025
150
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
171
Most in a year (2024)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Punta Gorda

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 May 23, 2024 – Jun 10, 2024 19 101°F (May 30) 97°F 72°F
2 Jul 14, 2024 – Jul 29, 2024 16 99°F (Jul 21) 97°F 77°F
3 Jun 3, 1945 – Jun 17, 1945 15 98°F (Jun 5) 96°F 72°F
4 Jun 3, 2011 – Jun 16, 2011 14 97°F (Jun 16) 96°F 68°F
5 Jun 10, 1981 – Jun 21, 1981 12 101°F (Jun 17) 97°F 72°F
6 Aug 3, 1963 – Aug 14, 1963 12 97°F (Aug 9) 96°F 72°F
7 Jun 19, 1948 – Jun 29, 1948 11 98°F (Jun 24) 96°F 75°F
8 Jun 22, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026 10 96°F (Jun 22) 95°F 73°F
9 Aug 7, 1952 – Aug 14, 1952 8 99°F (Aug 14) 97°F 68°F
10 Jun 22, 1977 – Jun 29, 1977 8 97°F (Jun 23) 96°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

61
2026 total
above-normal nights
32.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
87
Most in a summer
2024

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1914–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1914, annual totals have trended +0.53" per decade, about +5.9" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Punta Gorda is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

147 of 252 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

38.40"
2026 YTD
Normal: 41.55"
-3.15"
2.47"
September so far
September normal: 6.87"
-4.40"
13
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Punta Gorda is 3.15" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
75.7°F
Average temperature
8th-warmest of 103
+2.6°
vs. average
Normal: 73.1°F (1991–2020)
12.23"
Precipitation
17th-wettest of 99
+4.06"
vs. average
Normal: 8.17" · 150% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1915–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10° per decade (warming since 1915)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1916–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08" per decade (drier since 1916)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1945 77.5°F
2 2024 76.8°F
3 1948 76.5°F
4 1953 76.1°F
5 1946 76.0°F
6 2023 75.9°F
7 1944 75.7°F
8 2026 75.7°F
9 2015 75.6°F
10 1991 75.6°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1915 68.3°F
2 1916 68.8°F
3 1931 69.4°F
4 1971 70.2°F
5 1941 70.5°F
6 2005 70.8°F
7 1969 70.9°F
8 1993 70.9°F
9 2004 71.1°F
10 1940 71.1°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1957 19.21"
2 1947 18.61"
3 2018 17.66"
4 1930 17.41"
5 1970 15.87"
6 2010 15.85"
7 1959 15.70"
8 2003 14.94"
9 1991 14.14"
10 1997 13.68"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1967 0.69"
2 2006 1.20"
3 1971 2.10"
4 1981 2.14"
5 2007 2.24"
6 1945 2.27"
7 1935 3.31"
8 1975 3.45"
9 1974 3.55"
10 2004 3.64"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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