Excessive Heat in Florida
Every excessive heat event the National Weather Service has filed in Florida, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
The most significant on the map
The most significant excessive heat episodes in Florida.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 230
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, August 11 to 15, 2023The combination of above average temperatures and above average dewpoints resulted in high heat index values in excess of 113 over a large portion of northwest Florida during the August 11-15 time period.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, August 6 to 9, 2023The combination of above average temperatures and above average dewpoints resulted in high heat index values in excess of 113 over a large portion of northwest Florida during the August 6-9 time period.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, September 8, 2011Very warm and humid weather conditions led to heat indexes near 110 degrees across northeast Miami-Dade County.
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Florida, July 28 to 31, 2010Above normal temperatures and high humidity combined to produce heat index values above 110 degrees across parts of the Florida panhandle at the end of the month. Heat index values even exceeded 115 degrees in a few locations on occasion.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, August 26, 2023The combination of above average temperatures and above average dewpoints resulted in high heat index values in excess of 113 over a portion of northwest Florida on August 26th.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, August 23, 2023The combination of above average temperatures and above average dewpoints resulted in high heat index values in excess of 113 over a portion of northwest Florida on August 23rd.
- Excessive Heat in Florida, June 24, 2022Hot and humid conditions during the early to mid afternoon on June 24, 2022 resulted in peak heat indices of 113 to 117 across Lake, Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Okeechobee, and Brevard Counties.
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Florida, August 1, 2010High heat indices of 110 or higher effected parts of the Florida Panhandle during the afternoon of August 1st. Panama City and Marianna also briefly experienced heat indices of 115.
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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.