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Texas · Records since 1897–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

105°F

September 7, 2023

+11° from 94° normal

❄ Record Low

54°F

September 7, 1924

-18° from 72° normal
🌞 Normal high: 94°F 🌑 Normal low: 72°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Austin

🔥
112°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 28, 2011
❄
-2°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 31, 1949
🌧
15.00"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 9, 1921
☃
6.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 30, 1949

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 105°F September 7, 2023
2 103°F September 7, 2019
3 103°F September 7, 2012
4 101°F September 7, 1963
5 100°F September 7, 2015
6 100°F September 7, 2013
7 100°F September 7, 1922
8 99°F September 7, 1951
9 98°F September 7, 1998
10 98°F September 7, 1993

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 54°F September 7, 1924
2 57°F September 7, 2017
3 59°F September 7, 1918
4 60°F September 7, 1953
5 60°F September 7, 1928
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 1897–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Austin

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
6.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
104°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
119
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
4
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1897–2026
112
2026 so far
113
Avg/year 1970–2025
140
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
164
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Austin

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 8, 2023 – Aug 21, 2023 45 110°F (Aug 17) 106°F 78°F
2 Jul 19, 2011 – Aug 12, 2011 25 107°F (Aug 1) 104°F 79°F
3 Jul 16, 2022 – Aug 5, 2022 21 106°F (Jul 18) 104°F 77°F
4 Aug 2, 2020 – Aug 21, 2020 20 107°F (Aug 14) 104°F 77°F
5 Aug 7, 1925 – Aug 23, 1925 17 107°F (Aug 13) 103°F 72°F
6 Jul 29, 2013 – Aug 14, 2013 17 107°F (Aug 14) 103°F 77°F
7 Aug 6, 2019 – Aug 22, 2019 17 105°F (Aug 9) 103°F 79°F
8 Jul 25, 1923 – Aug 8, 1923 15 107°F (Aug 3) 104°F 72°F
9 Aug 3, 2009 – Aug 17, 2009 15 105°F (Aug 6) 103°F 77°F
10 Aug 15, 2018 – Aug 29, 2018 15 105°F (Aug 17) 103°F 78°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

63
2026 total
above-normal nights
35.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
78
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

24.07"
2026 YTD
Normal: 24.02"
+0.05"
0.12"
September so far
September normal: 3.45"
-3.33"
7
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 · Austin is 0.05" ahead of the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1897–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1897, annual totals have trended +0.13" per decade, about +1.7" 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

89.4°F

Average temperature · August 2026

9th-warmest month on record

5th-warmest August of 129 on record

+2.9° vs. 86.5° average (1991–2020)
91.7°F
Warmest month ever
August 2011
91.7°F
Warmest August ever
2011
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
107°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 22

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 107°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2025 (1 year).

Average August Temperature by Year

1898–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.31° per decade (warming since 1898)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

0.40"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.33"
vs. average
Normal: 2.73" · 15% of normal
28th-driest
August rank
of 127 on record
10.44"
Wettest August ever
2017 · driest 0.00" (1902)

August Precipitation by Year

1898–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06" per decade (wetter since 1898)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2017 10.44"
2 2001 9.48"
3 1974 8.90"
4 1996 8.81"
5 1994 8.50"
6 1914 7.75"
7 2016 6.93"
8 1966 6.21"
9 1945 5.78"
10 1969 5.78"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2011 0.00"
2 2010 0.00"
3 1957 0.00"
4 1952 0.00"
5 1921 0.00"
6 1902 0.00"
7 1929 0.01"
8 1977 0.06"
9 1973 0.06"
10 1941 0.07"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 91.7°F
2 2023 91.1°F
3 2019 89.9°F
4 2020 89.5°F
5 2026 89.4°F
6 2009 89.1°F
7 2018 88.7°F
8 2010 88.7°F
9 2006 88.5°F
10 1999 88.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2011 91.7°F
2 August 2023 91.1°F
3 July 2023 90.8°F
4 July 2022 90.6°F
5 August 2019 89.9°F
6 July 2011 89.7°F
7 August 2020 89.5°F
8 July 2009 89.5°F
9 August 2026 89.4°F
10 August 2009 89.1°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Austin, TX 89.4°F 5th of 129
Austin-Bergstrom Airport, TX 87.7°F 5th of 79
San Antonio, TX 88.4°F 6th of 142
College Station, TX 87.8°F 6th of 130
Waco, TX 89.4°F 4th of 125
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 1,521 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 127 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 19 Aug 31, 1900 Dec 25, 1955 +1.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Dec 8 Oct 10, 1907 Dec 31, 1964 +1.9 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 28 Oct 8, 2000 Dec 31, 1902 -0.2 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Dec 1 Oct 26, 1924 Dec 30, 1954 +0.8 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 16 Nov 3, 1951 Dec 31, 2017 +1.5 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 1898 · trending +0.8 days later per decade

288
Normal length
1991–2020 average
332
Longest on record
2017
206
Shortest on record
1924

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +2.5 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1898–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.27° per decade (warming since 1898)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1903–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.08" per decade (wetter since 1903)

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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