Heat in Florida

Events

64

Deaths

15

Injuries

56

Damage

None recorded

• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Florida, June 23 to 24, 20091 death · $751,000 · EF1 · 17 eventsA frontal boundary gradually settled across the area on the 23rd and 24th. The energy associated with the boundary combined with warm afternoon temperatures to produce scattered thunderstorms mainly along and ahead of the boundary.
• Heat in Florida, October 7, 202326 injured · 1 eventSoutherly winds across the area ahead of a cold front over North Florida caused temperatures to be above normal across SE Florida, with high temperatures in the lower 90s and heat index values around 100 degrees.
• Heat and Lightning Strike in Florida, September 11 to 12, 20101 death · 1 injured · 2 eventsA very warm and moist airmass in place across the area allowed for heat indices to reach 100 to 105 degrees and an afternoon seabreeze to develop each day. Scattered thunderstorms developed each afternoon along the boundary and a girl was injured by lightning in one storm.
• Heat in Florida, June 1 to 30, 19981 death · 3 eventsA deep high pressure ridge persisted across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida throughout most of the June and into early July. It resulted in several long stretches of record breaking high temperatures.
• Heat and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 19, 20231 death · $1,000 · 2 eventsA heat advisory was in effect for heat index values of 108-112F. Sea breeze storms across north-central Florida produced localized wet downbursts.
• Heat in Florida, July 3, 19971 death · 1 eventA high temperature of 97 degrees was recorded at Orlando International Airport. This was only six degrees above normal, but the heat claimed one life. A 22 year old man was found unconscious a parking lot laying on the hot asphalt.
• Heat in Florida, June 3, 19981 death · 1 eventThe Lee County Health Department reported that an eleven month old female, left unattended in an unventilated, non-airconditioned room, died from the affects of heat in Ft Myers.
• Heat in Florida, June 24, 19981 death · 1 eventThe Lee County Health Department reported that a 44 year-old male died from the combined affects of heat and alcohol in an enclosed parked van in North Ft Myers.
• Heat in Florida, June 13, 19981 death · 1 eventThe Lee County Health Department reported that 46 year-old man was found dead from the affects of heat and alcohol in the back of a closed van on the 15000 block of North Cleveland Avenue.
• Heat in Florida, February 17, 20031 death · 1 eventBaltimore Oriole's pitcher Steve Bechler, collapsed and died while participating in conditioning drills. The medical examiner determined that the death was due to heat but that ephedrine pills taken three hours earlier had contributed to the death.
• Heat in Florida, July 21, 20061 death · 1 eventAn 11-year-old boy died of heat stroke during football practice. A 12-year-old boy died a few days earlier during football practice but the cause was undetermined.
• Heat in Florida, October 8 to 11, 20091 death · 1 eventStrong high pressure at the surface and aloft centered over Florida provided record warm temperatures from October 7th to October 14th across the area.
• Heat in Florida, August 5, 20101 death · 1 eventA 2 and a half year old was left in a van and died due to hyperthermia.
• Heat in Florida, September 2, 20101 death · 1 eventA 6 month old child was left in a car for approximately 2 hours as afternoon temperatures reached the lower 90s in the Tallahassee area. The child eventually succumbed to injuries believed to be related to prolonged heat exposure.
• Heat in Florida, July 11, 20221 death · 1 eventTemperatures across South Florida were in the lower 90s with relative humidity values over 50%. This led to high heat index values and contributed to the death of a child who was left in a car during the afternoon.
• Heat in Florida, July 6, 20231 death · 1 eventHot and very moist southerly winds across South Florida led to heat index values in the 105 to 109 range across the area.
• Heat in Florida, July 25, 201715 injured · 1 eventHigh pressure in place with abundant moisture led to high temperatures and dewpoints. This led to the heat index reaching 108-110 degrees. With these high heat indices many people were treated for heat related illness at Miami Beach.
• Heat in Florida, July 25, 20176 injured · 2 eventsDeep layer high pressure remained over central Florida with a low-level ridge axis positioned over Lake Okeechobee, and a mid-level ridge axis across central Florida.
• Heat in Florida, June 15, 20126 injured · 1 eventTypically high heat and humidity levels lead to reports of heat exhaustion at a summer camp in Davie.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Florida, July 28 to 31, 201013 eventsAbove 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.
• Heat in Florida, June 21 to 22, 200910 eventsStrong surface west winds ahead of a rare late June cold front over north Florida along with strong high pressure aloft led to record heat over southeast Florida.
• Heat in Florida, June 5, 19981 injured · 1 eventA 54-year-old male collapsed while riding his bicycle on Third Street in Jacksonville Beach.
• Heat in Florida, August 15, 20011 injured · 1 eventA man working in a freighter at the Port of Miami succumbed to heat exhaustion and was tranported to the hospital.
• Heat in Florida, November 15, 20111 injured · 1 eventUnseasonably warm and humid weather occurred across south Florida through the middle of November in association with southeast wind flow around a high pressure area over the Atlantic.
• Heat in Florida, July 1 to 31, 20006 eventsJuly 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.

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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.