Florida’s statewide annual mean temperature record in this series runs from 1895 through 1944. The observations range from 68.3°F in 1934 to 72.0°F in 1911, with individual years moving up and down rather than following a straight line. The figures below are annual statewide means, so each value describes a calendar year across Florida rather than a particular city or season. The source label supplied for every observation is Florida Climate Center statewide temperature data.
Contents
- How to read these Florida temperature statistics
- 1895–1904: the opening decade
- 1905–1914: a decade with a pronounced high
- 1915–1924: the warmest value in the series
- 1925–1934: contrasting annual means
- 1935–1944: the later part of the record
- Year-by-year reference table
How to read these Florida temperature statistics
These are measurements of Florida’s statewide annual mean temperature. The geography is the state of Florida, and the measurement period is one full year for each listed year. An annual mean is not a daily high, a seasonal average, or a forecast. It also should not be read as the temperature for every location in Florida; the statewide label identifies the geographic scale of the statistic.
The record begins with 1895 and ends with 1944. That period contains 50 listed annual observations. Because the supplied record is historical, the years should remain attached to their corresponding values. For example, 69.2°F belongs to 1895, while 70.3°F belongs to 1896. Treating the values as an undated list would remove the time information that makes the series useful.
The source label for these figures is Florida Climate Center statewide temperature data. The historical observations are presented here as reported in that source record. No additional verification, adjustment, station-level explanation, or future projection is included in the supplied material.
1895–1904: the opening decade
The first ten observations show substantial year-to-year variation within a relatively narrow band. Florida’s statewide annual mean temperature was 69.2°F in 1895 and 70.3°F in 1896. It reached 70.9°F in 1897, then measured 70.4°F in 1898 and 70.6°F in 1899. The sequence continued with 70.3°F in 1900, 68.5°F in 1901, 70.5°F in 1902, 69.6°F in 1903, and 69.8°F in 1904.
The lowest listed value in this opening group is 68.5°F in 1901. The next year, the statewide annual mean was 70.5°F. That adjacent-year contrast is a reminder that a single annual observation describes one year in the record; it does not describe every year around it. The opening decade also includes four consecutive years from 1897 through 1900 with values between 70.3°F and 70.9°F.
| Year | Statewide annual mean |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 69.2°F |
| 1896 | 70.3°F |
| 1897 | 70.9°F |
| 1898 | 70.4°F |
| 1899 | 70.6°F |
| 1900 | 70.3°F |
| 1901 | 68.5°F |
| 1902 | 70.5°F |
| 1903 | 69.6°F |
| 1904 | 69.8°F |
Source for all values in this table: Florida Climate Center statewide temperature data.
1905–1914: a decade with a pronounced high
The next ten years begin at 70.4°F in 1905 and 70.3°F in 1906. The statewide annual mean then rose to 71.1°F in 1907 and measured 70.9°F in 1908 and 70.7°F in 1909. The following year, 1910, was 68.9°F, followed by 72.0°F in 1911. The remaining observations were 70.8°F in 1912, 70.8°F in 1913, and 69.9°F in 1914.
The 1911 value of 72.0°F is the highest annual mean among the 50 observations supplied for this article. It follows 68.9°F in 1910, the lowest value in this ten-year group. The data therefore place the highest listed year immediately after a notably cooler listed year. That ordering matters: the series is a sequence of annual observations, not a smooth line.
Across 1905–1914, the reported values include 71.1°F in 1907, 70.9°F in 1908, 70.7°F in 1909, and 72.0°F in 1911. These values are all statewide annual means, and none is a seasonal or monthly measurement.
1915–1924: the warmest value in the series
The 1915–1924 segment starts with 70.0°F in 1915 and 70.6°F in 1916. It then records 69.7°F in 1917, 70.8°F in 1918, and 71.1°F in 1919. The value for 1920 was 69.6°F, followed by 71.5°F in 1921, 69.7°F in 1922, 71.0°F in 1923, and 71.9°F in 1924.
This portion of the record contains several of the series’ higher observations. The 71.5°F reported for 1921 and 71.9°F reported for 1924 are below the 72.0°F reported for 1911, while 71.1°F in 1919 is the same as the 1907 value. The period also contains two 69.7°F observations, in 1917 and 1922, and a 69.6°F observation in 1920.
| Comparison within the supplied record | Value |
|---|---|
| Highest listed annual mean, 1911 | 72.0°F |
| 1924 annual mean | 71.9°F |
| 1921 annual mean | 71.5°F |
| 1919 annual mean | 71.1°F |
| 1920 annual mean | 69.6°F |
The table compares reported values from specific years; it does not introduce a forecast or a calculated trend.
1925–1934: contrasting annual means
The 1925 value was 71.0°F, followed by 71.2°F in 1926 and 71.1°F in 1927. The statewide annual mean was 70.3°F in 1928, 70.9°F in 1929, and 68.8°F in 1930. The record then shows 70.5°F in 1931, 71.3°F in 1932, 69.3°F in 1933, and 68.3°F in 1934.
The beginning of this decade contains three consecutive annual means at or above 71.0°F: 71.0°F in 1925, 71.2°F in 1926, and 71.1°F in 1927. Later in the same group, the listed values include 68.8°F in 1930, 69.3°F in 1933, and 68.3°F in 1934. The 1934 value is the lowest annual mean in the complete supplied series.
The movement between these named years illustrates why the measurement year should stay visible in any summary. A value of 71.3°F belongs to 1932, while 68.3°F belongs to 1934. Both are statewide annual means, but they describe different calendar years.
1935–1944: the later part of the record
The final ten observations begin with 70.5°F in 1935, 70.7°F in 1936, and 70.5°F in 1937. Florida’s statewide annual mean temperature was 70.8°F in 1938 and 71.2°F in 1939. The series then records 68.8°F in 1940, 70.5°F in 1941, 70.1°F in 1942, 70.2°F in 1943, and 70.9°F in 1944.
Within this closing group, 1939 has the highest reported annual mean at 71.2°F, while 1940 has the lowest at 68.8°F. The five observations from 1940 through 1944 are 68.8°F, 70.5°F, 70.1°F, 70.2°F, and 70.9°F, respectively. The last value in the supplied record is therefore 70.9°F for 1944.
The later observations do not replace the earlier measurements; they extend the same statewide annual series through 1944. Since the supplied material ends there, this article does not state values for later years or make a forecast beyond the measurement period.
Year-by-year reference table
The complete supplied sequence is listed below so each observation can be read with its year and geography intact. Every entry is a Florida statewide annual mean temperature from Florida Climate Center statewide temperature data.
| Year | °F | Year | °F |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 69.2 | 1920 | 69.6 |
| 1896 | 70.3 | 1921 | 71.5 |
| 1897 | 70.9 | 1922 | 69.7 |
| 1898 | 70.4 | 1923 | 71.0 |
| 1899 | 70.6 | 1924 | 71.9 |
| 1900 | 70.3 | 1925 | 71.0 |
| 1901 | 68.5 | 1926 | 71.2 |
| 1902 | 70.5 | 1927 | 71.1 |
| 1903 | 69.6 | 1928 | 70.3 |
| 1904 | 69.8 | 1929 | 70.9 |
| 1905 | 70.4 | 1930 | 68.8 |
| 1906 | 70.3 | 1931 | 70.5 |
| 1907 | 71.1 | 1932 | 71.3 |
| 1908 | 70.9 | 1933 | 69.3 |
| 1909 | 70.7 | 1934 | 68.3 |
| 1910 | 68.9 | 1935 | 70.5 |
| 1911 | 72.0 | 1936 | 70.7 |
| 1912 | 70.8 | 1937 | 70.5 |
| 1913 | 70.8 | 1938 | 70.8 |
| 1914 | 69.9 | 1939 | 71.2 |
| 1915 | 70.0 | 1940 | 68.8 |
| 1916 | 70.6 | 1941 | 70.5 |
| 1917 | 69.7 | 1942 | 70.1 |
| 1918 | 70.8 | 1943 | 70.2 |
| 1919 | 71.1 | 1944 | 70.9 |
The full period shown here is historical and measured through 1944. The supplied source record does not include direct links, so the source is identified by its provided label rather than by an added URL.