Amarillo, TX

Texas · Records since 1892–2026

☀️ 92°F
Currently in Amarillo
As of 1:00 PM CDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

105°F

September 7, 2023

+18° from 87° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

September 7, 1956

-14° from 61° normal
🌞 Normal high: 87°F 🌑 Normal low: 61°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Amarillo

🔥
111°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 26, 2011
❄
-16°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
5.74"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 7, 2010
☃
19.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 25, 2013

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 105°F September 7, 2023
2 99°F September 7, 2021
3 97°F September 7, 1939
4 96°F September 7, 2019
5 96°F September 7, 2013
6 96°F September 7, 1998
7 96°F September 7, 1985
8 96°F September 7, 1983
9 96°F September 7, 1914
10 95°F September 7, 2015

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F September 7, 1956
2 48°F September 7, 1943
3 48°F September 7, 1898
4 49°F September 7, 1986
5 49°F September 7, 1957
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 1892–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Amarillo

threshold: 98°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
38
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
5
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

189 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1892–2026
104
2026 so far
64
Avg/year 1970–2025
87
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
113
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Amarillo

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 12, 2011 – Jul 28, 2011 17 103°F (Jul 20) 100°F 72°F
2 Aug 11, 2024 – Aug 25, 2024 15 108°F (Aug 22) 103°F 72°F
3 Aug 2, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026 14 104°F (Aug 13) 100°F 71°F
4 Jun 24, 1994 – Jul 6, 1994 13 107°F (Jun 25) 102°F 67°F
5 Jul 15, 2001 – Jul 27, 2001 13 103°F (Jul 16) 100°F 71°F
6 Jul 23, 2023 – Aug 4, 2023 13 103°F (Jul 24) 101°F 71°F
7 Jul 27, 2024 – Aug 7, 2024 12 107°F (Aug 1) 102°F 71°F
8 Jun 23, 1980 – Jul 4, 1980 12 106°F (Jun 27) 102°F 70°F
9 Jul 21, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026 11 105°F (Jul 27) 102°F 73°F
10 Aug 18, 2011 – Aug 28, 2011 11 103°F (Aug 24) 101°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

67
2026 total
above-normal nights
34.7
Avg / summer
1970–2020
75
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

7.00"
2026 YTD
Normal: 15.08"
-8.08"
0.24"
September so far
September normal: 1.69"
-1.45"
1
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Amarillo is 8.08" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1892–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1892, annual totals have trended -0.17" per decade, about -2.2" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — August 2026

84.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

3rd-warmest month on record

2nd-warmest August of 134 on record

+7.2° vs. 77.5° average (1991–2020)
85.2°F
Warmest month ever
July 2011
85.1°F
Warmest August ever
2011
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
105°F
Hottest of 2026
Jun 28

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 105°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2000 (26 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.20° per decade (warming since 1892)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

2.13"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-0.73"
vs. average
Normal: 2.86" · 74% of normal
56th-driest
August rank
of 135 on record
8.07"
Wettest August ever
2009 · driest 0.15" (1938)

August Precipitation by Year

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.03" per decade (drier since 1892)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2009 8.07"
2 1974 7.55"
3 2017 7.40"
4 1986 7.04"
5 1906 6.76"
6 2006 6.67"
7 1996 6.43"
8 1907 6.20"
9 1917 6.17"
10 1928 6.15"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1938 0.15"
2 1983 0.28"
3 2000 0.29"
4 1947 0.40"
5 2023 0.41"
6 1899 0.51"
7 2011 0.53"
8 1982 0.55"
9 1913 0.61"
10 1905 0.63"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 85.1°F
2 2026 84.7°F
3 2024 84.4°F
4 1937 82.1°F
5 1936 81.9°F
6 1943 81.9°F
7 2019 81.8°F
8 2000 81.8°F
9 2023 81.7°F
10 1952 81.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2011 85.2°F
2 August 2011 85.1°F
3 August 2026 84.7°F
4 August 2024 84.4°F
5 July 1934 84.1°F
6 July 2001 83.9°F
7 July 2022 83.8°F
8 June 1953 83.3°F
9 July 1954 83.1°F
10 July 2026 82.9°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Amarillo, TX 84.7°F 2nd of 134
Borger, TX 87.7°F 1st of 78
Childress, TX 88.7°F 3rd of 105
Lubbock, TX 85.7°F 2nd of 113
Clayton, NM 79.3°F 1st of 115
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,605 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 135 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 1 Aug 14, 1996 Oct 29, 2016 +1.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 6 Sep 29, 1923 Dec 25, 2025 +1.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 29 Sep 10, 1898 Dec 7, 1963 +0.7 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 23 Sep 21, 1983 Nov 22, 1965 -0.5 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 2 Oct 9, 1970 Dec 7, 1892 -0.5 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 20 Oct 26, 1997 Dec 28, 1946 -0.3 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 20 Sep 29, 1984 Dec 26, 1974 -0.5 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1892 · trending -0.5 days earlier per decade

188
Normal length
1991–2020 average
242
Longest on record
1963
151
Shortest on record
1984

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -0.5 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1892–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.10° per decade (warming since 1892)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1892–2024 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.09" per decade (drier since 1892)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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