Abilene, TX

Texas · Records since 1885–2026

☀️ 71°F
Currently in Abilene
As of 5:30 PM CST

Records for November 11

🔥 Record High

87°F

November 11, 1911

+18° from 69° normal

❄ Record Low

18°F

November 11, 1950

-27° from 45° normal
🌞 Normal high: 69°F 🌑 Normal low: 45°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Abilene

🔥
113°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 21, 2024
❄
-9°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 4, 1947
🌧
8.26"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 7, 2015
☃
9.8"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 14, 2021

First & Last Dates — Abilene

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
284 days
Longest growing season
1961
195 days
Shortest growing season
1997
234 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 11

# Temp Date
🏆 87°F November 11, 1911
2 84°F November 11, 1955
3 84°F November 11, 1885
4 82°F November 11, 1949
5 81°F November 11, 2005
6 81°F November 11, 1969
7 81°F November 11, 1964
8 81°F November 11, 1938
9 81°F November 11, 1901
10 80°F November 11, 1989

Top 5 Record Lows — November 11

# Temp Date
🥶 18°F November 11, 1950
2 20°F November 11, 1987
3 25°F November 11, 1986
4 26°F November 11, 1904
5 27°F November 11, 2019
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1885–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Abilene

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
115
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1885–2026
142
2026 so far
100
Avg/year 1970–2025
117
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
147
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Abilene

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 23, 2023 – Aug 13, 2023 22 110°F (Aug 10) 105°F 78°F
2 Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 21 109°F (Aug 23) 104°F 78°F
3 Aug 8, 1952 – Aug 28, 1952 21 107°F (Aug 8) 103°F 78°F
4 Jul 5, 1978 – Jul 21, 1978 17 110°F (Jul 17) 104°F 79°F
5 Aug 1, 1943 – Aug 16, 1943 16 111°F (Aug 3) 105°F 78°F
6 Aug 10, 2024 – Aug 24, 2024 15 113°F (Aug 21) 106°F 79°F
7 Jul 23, 2022 – Aug 6, 2022 15 106°F (Aug 4) 104°F 80°F
8 Jul 31, 2011 – Aug 11, 2011 12 106°F (Aug 2) 104°F 81°F
9 Aug 16, 2023 – Aug 26, 2023 11 111°F (Aug 17) 106°F 77°F
10 Aug 2, 1937 – Aug 12, 1937 11 105°F (Aug 4) 103°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

69
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
86
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1885–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1885, annual totals have trended +0.08" per decade, about +1.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Abilene is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

226 of 312 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

20.47"
2026 YTD
Normal: 23.19"
-2.72"
0.10"
November so far
November normal: 1.40"
-1.30"
5
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Abilene is 2.72" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 11 – Nov 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
66.2°F
Average temperature
12th-warmest of 142
+4.0°
vs. average
Normal: 62.2°F (1991–2020)
2.57"
Precipitation
50th-wettest of 142
+0.03"
vs. average
Normal: 2.54" · 101% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 11 – Nov 10

1885–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.13° per decade (warming since 1885)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 11 – Nov 10

1885–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1885)

Warmest Oct 11 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1934 70.6°F
2 1963 69.5°F
3 2016 69.5°F
4 2024 69.4°F
5 2025 67.1°F
6 1915 66.9°F
7 1947 66.7°F
8 1988 66.6°F
9 1902 66.4°F
10 2022 66.3°F

Coolest Oct 11 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1923 54.0°F
2 1925 54.8°F
3 1976 54.8°F
4 2002 55.3°F
5 1913 55.5°F
6 1957 56.2°F
7 1993 56.6°F
8 1970 57.1°F
9 1936 57.2°F
10 2019 57.2°F

Wettest Oct 11 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1931 10.21"
2 2000 9.16"
3 1981 8.70"
4 2015 8.38"
5 1923 8.32"
6 2018 8.01"
7 1974 6.81"
8 1941 6.44"
9 1892 6.13"
10 2004 5.65"

Driest Oct 11 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1955 0.00"
2 1917 0.00"
3 1898 0.00"
4 1893 0.00"
5 1921 0.01"
6 1927 0.02"
7 1924 0.05"
8 1943 0.06"
9 1891 0.06"
10 1950 0.09"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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