West Palm Beach, FL: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in West Palm Beach, FL: 101°F on Tuesday 21 July 1942.

The record begins: 1888

All-time records

Hottest day: 101°F; 21 July 1942
Coldest night: 24°F; 29 December 1894
Wettest day: 15.22 in; 17 April 1942
Warmest night: 85°F; 29 July 2011, 28 July 2011
Coldest day: 40°F; 8 February 1895

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in West Palm Beach, FL by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 130, came in the 1940s; the most record lows, 60, in the 1920s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	2
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	72	60	10
1930s	22	26	10
1940s	130	28	10
1950s	56	24	10
1960s	41	45	10
1970s	25	28	10
1980s	38	28	10
1990s	32	10	10
2000s	25	7	10
2010s	17	13	10
2020s	40	2	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	90°F 26 January 2026	26°F 26 January 1905	6.78 in 15 January 1991
February	90°F 22 February 2026, 28 February 2023, 10 February 1949 and 3 more	27°F 9 February 1895	4.97 in 10 February 2002
March	95°F 31 March 2011, 26 March 1928	26°F 2 March 1920	6.63 in 11 March 1921
April	99°F 30 April 1971	38°F 6 April 1920	15.22 in 17 April 1942
May	99°F 28 May 2024, 14 May 1922	45°F 5 May 1921	7.28 in 30 May 1897
June	100°F 20 June 1921	60°F 14 June 1920, 13 June 1920	9.71 in 12 June 1901
July	101°F 21 July 1942	64°F 26 July 1940, 18 July 1940	12.01 in 31 July 1933
August	99°F 13 August 2006, 25 August 1924	65°F 24 August 1957, 3 August 1920	8.01 in 23 August 1995
September	97°F 12 September 1911	61°F 22 September 1897	10.40 in 24 September 1894
October	95°F 2 October 1989, 2 October 1959, 10 October 1941 and 3 more	46°F 30 October 1968	9.70 in 15 October 1910
November	92°F 3 November 1919, 2 November 1919	36°F 26 November 1950, 25 November 1917, 28 November 1903	7.41 in 22 November 1984
December	90°F 9 December 2009, 5 December 1941	24°F 29 December 1894	8.22 in 14 December 2006

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	74 days	3 July to 14 September 2022	A high of 90°F or above
Wettest month	29.40 in	September 2004
Driest month	0.00 in	March 1922	and 2 more
Wettest year	108.63 in	1947
Driest year	37.31 in	1955

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in West Palm Beach, FL: a low of 24°F on Saturday 29 December 1894.
The wettest day on record in West Palm Beach, FL: 15.22 in on Friday 17 April 1942.
The warmest night on record in West Palm Beach, FL: a low of 85°F on Friday 29 July 2011 and Thursday 28 July 2011.
The coldest day on record in West Palm Beach, FL: a high of 40°F on Friday 8 February 1895.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in West Palm Beach, FL: 74 days, from Sunday 3 July to Wednesday 14 September 2022.
The wettest month on record in West Palm Beach, FL: September 2004, with 29.40 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in West Palm Beach, FL: March 1922, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 2 other months).
The wettest year on record in West Palm Beach, FL: 1947, with 108.63 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in West Palm Beach, FL: 1955, with 37.31 in of precipitation.

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