Florida design temperatures
Outdoor heating and cooling design conditions for 31 Florida weather stations. Choose the station nearest to you in distance and elevation, and check whether your building department specifies its own values.
| Station | Elevation | 99.6 % heating | 99 % heating | 1 % cooling / MCWB | 0.4 % cooling / MCWB | Use it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ApalachicolaWMO 722200 · 1973–1992 | 20 ft | 30 °F | 34 °F | 90 / 79 °F | 92 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| Cape CanaveralWMO 747940 · 1950–1978 | 10 ft | 37 °F | 40 °F | 88 / 78 °F | 89 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Cecil Field NASWMO 722067 · 1973–1996 | 82 ft | 29 °F | 33 °F | 94 / 76 °F | 96 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Daytona BeachWMO 722056 · 1973–1996 | 36 ft | 33 °F | 37 °F | 90 / 77 °F | 92 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Eglin AFB/ValparaisoWMO 722210 · 1967–1996 | 85 ft | 28 °F | 32 °F | 90 / 77 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Fort MyersWMO 722106 · 1973–1996 | 16 ft | 41 °F | 45 °F | 93 / 78 °F | 94 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Ft Lauderdale/HollywoodWMO 722025 · 1973–1996 | 23 ft | 45 °F | 50 °F | 90 / 78 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| GainesvilleWMO 722146 · 1973–1996 | 151 ft | 29 °F | 33 °F | 92 / 77 °F | 94 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Homestead AFBWMO 722026 · 1967–1996 | 7 ft | 46 °F | 50 °F | 90 / 79 °F | 91 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| Hurlburt Field (AF)WMO 747770 · 1967–1996 | 39 ft | 29 °F | 32 °F | 90 / 78 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| JacksonvilleWMO 722060 · 1973–1996 | 30 ft | 28 °F | 32 °F | 93 / 78 °F | 95 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Jacksonville NASWMO 722065 · 1973–1996 | 23 ft | 30 °F | 34 °F | 93 / 77 °F | 95 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Jacksonville/CraigWMO 722068 · 1974–1995 | 39 ft | 30 °F | 33 °F | 91 / 77 °F | 93 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Key WestWMO 722010 · 1973–1996 | 20 ft | 54 °F | 57 °F | 90 / 79 °F | 91 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| Key West NASWMO 722015 · 1973–1996 | 7 ft | 54 °F | 57 °F | 89 / 78 °F | 90 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| Macdill AFB/TampaWMO 747880 · 1967–1996 | 13 ft | 39 °F | 42 °F | 92 / 77 °F | 93 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Mayport NASWMO 722066 · 1973–1996 | 16 ft | 33 °F | 38 °F | 92 / 77 °F | 94 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| MelbourneWMO 722040 · 1973–1996 | 36 ft | 37 °F | 42 °F | 91 / 79 °F | 93 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| MiamiWMO 722020 · 1973–1996 | 13 ft | 46 °F | 50 °F | 90 / 77 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Miami/Kendall-TamiaWMO 722029 · 1976–1995 | 10 ft | 45 °F | 49 °F | 91 / 78 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Orlando (Jetport)WMO 722050 · 1967–1996 | 105 ft | 36 °F | 40 °F | 92 / 76 °F | 93 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| Patrick AFB/Cocoa BeachWMO 747950 · 1967–1996 | 10 ft | 43 °F | 47 °F | 89 / 79 °F | 90 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| PensacolaWMO 722220 · 1973–1985 | 121 ft | 27 °F | 31 °F | 91 / 77 °F | 93 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Pensacola NASWMO 722225 · 1973–1996 | 30 ft | 28 °F | 31 °F | 91 / 78 °F | 93 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Saint PetersburgWMO 722116 · 1973–1996 | 10 ft | 41 °F | 45 °F | 93 / 79 °F | 94 / 79 °F | Load calculator |
| TallahasseeWMO 722140 · 1973–1996 | 69 ft | 24 °F | 28 °F | 93 / 76 °F | 95 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
| TampaWMO 722110 · 1973–1996 | 10 ft | 36 °F | 40 °F | 91 / 78 °F | 93 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Tyndall AFBWMO 747750 · 1967–1996 | 16 ft | 32 °F | 35 °F | 90 / 78 °F | 91 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Vero BeachWMO 722045 · 1973–1996 | 26 ft | 38 °F | 42 °F | 91 / 78 °F | 92 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| West Palm BeachWMO 722030 · 1973–1996 | 20 ft | 43 °F | 47 °F | 90 / 78 °F | 91 / 78 °F | Load calculator |
| Whiting Field NASWMO 722226 · 1973–1996 | 200 ft | 26 °F | 30 °F | 93 / 77 °F | 95 / 77 °F | Load calculator |
Using these values
- Heat-loss calculations for homes commonly use the 99 % heating value, and cooling loads the 1 % dry bulb with its mean coincident wet bulb (MCWB). The 99.6 % and 0.4 % values are more conservative.
- “Load calculator” opens the heating and cooling load calculator with that station’s 99 % and 1 % temperatures and its design moisture difference (outdoor air at the 1 % condition versus 75 °F, 50 % RH indoors, at the station’s elevation).
- Source: U.S. Air Force Combat Climatology Center and NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Engineering Weather Data (1999; public domain). Each station’s period of record is shown under its name; they end by 1996, and the climate has warmed since, so check local requirements before relying on a value for a permit.