Tampa Hit 100 Degrees, Breaking All-Time Record High Temperature

TAMPA, FL — The city of Tampa hit 100 degrees on Sunday, breaking its all-time record high temperature, the National Weather Service posted to X.

The temperature was recorded at the Tampa International Airport, the official reporting site.

It broke the record that was last set on June 26, 2020, at 99 degrees, NWS officials said.

Temperature records started being recorded in Tampa on April 1, 1890, according to NWS.

The airport’s weather station recorded 100 degrees for the first time ever on Sunday around 3:30 p.m.

FOX 13 meteorologist Nash Rhodes says a heat dome — a ridge of high pressure — and lack of rain allowed for the high temperatures on Sunday.

The airport, where Tampa’s official weather data is recorded, sits just off Tampa Bay.

“The sea breeze is usually able to move in and cool things down before temps can quite get that hot. A combo of multiple hot, dry days and a strong NE wind kept that from happening today, breaking the record,” NWS said.

The weather service issued a heat advisory about noon Sunday as temperatures climbed into the 90s.

By 2 p.m., the feels-like temperature reached 114 degrees, accounting for humidity, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

A heat advisory with temperatures in the upper 90s and heat indexes from 106 to 112 degrees continue Monday in west-central Florida, the NWS said.

Here’s the latest forecast from the NWS in the Tampa Bay area:

• Monday Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 112. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. Light and variable wind.
• Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
• Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Wednesday Night: Showers likely before 8 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 80. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

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