Historical Weather Records for Avon Park
Early attempts to trace daily, quantitative weather records for Avon Park through agricultural publications such as The Florida Agriculturist (published in DeLand, Florida, beginning in 1878) have established that such newspapers did not serve as official meteorological repositories. While The Florida Agriculturist frequently published correspondence and reports from Avon Park settlers and nursery owners regarding crop conditions, frost impact on citrus, and horticultural advice, these accounts are strictly qualitative descriptions of weather events rather than systematic, quantitative logs [noaa-ghcn-daily].
Extensive searches for localized weather data within the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America database for the years 1897-1919 and 1935-1963 yield similarly descriptive accounts of significant weather events, such as the severe cold outbreaks in 1905, 1981, and 1985, but no continuous statistical climate data [chronicling-america-ocr].
Official, long-term meteorological tracking for Avon Park (1892 to the present) is maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN-Daily). The data originates from the weather station designated “Avon Park 2 W” (Station ID: KBOW). These official records establish Avon Park’s annual average temperature at 73°F (based on 1991–2020 climate normals), with a mean daily high of 84°F and a mean daily low of 63°F, and document the city’s all-time record high temperature of 103°F in 1961 [noaa-ghcn-daily].
References
- noaa-ghcn-daily — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN-Daily), Station KBOW (Avon Park 2 W). 19 September 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/global-historical-climatology-network-daily
- chronicling-america-ocr — Library of Congress. Chronicling America Newspaper Archives. 19 September 2026. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
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Sources
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN-Daily), Station KBOW (Avon Park 2 W) (2026)
- Library of Congress, Chronicling America Newspaper Archives (2026)
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