Heat in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2000

Name: Heat in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2000
Start: 2000-07-01T00:01
End: 2000-07-31T23:59
Location: Florida

July 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS MOB · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

July was the hottest month ever in Northwest Florida. 6 degrees in Pensacola.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.

July was the hottest month ever in Northwest Florida. The average temperature for the month was 85.6 degrees in Pensacola. This broke the old record of 85.4 degrees. The temperature also reached 100 degrees or higher seven days during the month. The highest temperature during the month at the Pensacola airport was 103 degrees. Milton had five days of 100 degrees or higher with the highest being 102 degrees. Niceville had six days of 100 degrees or higher during the month with the highest temperature being 103 degrees. In addition to being hot, it was also dry. July ended up being the seventh driest July in the past 120 years. Since the first of the year, Pensacola has received only 16.73 inches of rain. This is almost 21 inches below the normal rainfall for this time of year.

Event by event

6 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Coastal Escambia

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coastal Escambia forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Heat, Coastal Okaloosa

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coastal Okaloosa forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Heat, Coastal Santa Rosa

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coastal Santa Rosa forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Heat, Inland Escambia

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Inland Escambia forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Heat, Inland Okaloosa

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Inland Okaloosa forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Heat, Inland Santa Rosa

When: July 1, 12:01 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Inland Santa Rosa forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

What these are

Heat: Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, July 2000

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5162473, 5162474, 5162475, 5162476, 5162477, 5162478.