Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Texas · Records since 1898–2026

☀️ 99°F Feels like 105°
Currently in Dallas-Fort Worth
As of 1:45 PM CDT
🔥 8° below today's record of 107°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

107°F

September 7, 2023

+16° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

56°F

September 7, 1918

-15° from 71° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 71°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Dallas-Fort Worth

🔥
113°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 27, 1980
❄
-8°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
8.56"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 25, 1922
☃
11.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 2010

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 107°F September 7, 2023
2 104°F September 7, 2012
3 102°F September 7, 1963
4 101°F September 7, 2015
5 101°F September 7, 1907
6 100°F September 7, 2019
7 100°F September 7, 1990
8 100°F September 7, 1925
9 99°F September 7, 2013
10 99°F September 7, 1999

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 56°F September 7, 1918
2 56°F September 7, 1898
3 58°F September 7, 1950
4 60°F September 7, 1974
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 1898–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Dallas-Fort Worth

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
107
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1898–2026
104
2026 so far
100
Avg/year 1970–2025
115
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
134
Most in a year (1956)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Dallas-Fort Worth

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 23, 1980 – Aug 3, 1980 42 113°F (Jun 26) 106°F 78°F
2 Aug 2, 1952 – Aug 26, 1952 25 108°F (Aug 6) 104°F 79°F
3 Jul 14, 1998 – Aug 3, 1998 21 107°F (Aug 2) 103°F 81°F
4 Jul 24, 2023 – Aug 13, 2023 21 107°F (Aug 1) 105°F 82°F
5 Jul 9, 1954 – Jul 27, 1954 19 109°F (Jul 25) 104°F 80°F
6 Aug 15, 2011 – Sep 2, 2011 19 107°F (Aug 19) 104°F 82°F
7 Aug 9, 2006 – Aug 26, 2006 18 105°F (Aug 11) 103°F 81°F
8 Aug 2, 1956 – Aug 18, 1956 17 107°F (Aug 6) 104°F 80°F
9 Aug 25, 2000 – Sep 5, 2000 12 111°F (Sep 4) 105°F 80°F
10 Jul 31, 2011 – Aug 10, 2011 11 110°F (Aug 2) 106°F 84°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

78
2026 total
above-normal nights
38.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
87
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

22.61"
2026 YTD
Normal: 25.12"
-2.51"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 2.72"
-2.72"
8
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.51" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1898–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1898, annual totals have trended +0.62" per decade, about +7.9" 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

91.3°F

Average temperature · August 2026

7th-warmest month on record

3rd-warmest August of 128 on record

+5.1° vs. 86.2° average (1991–2020)
93.4°F
Warmest month ever
August 2011
93.4°F
Warmest August ever
2011
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
109°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 23

Longest 90°F Streak in August

31 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 1–31, 2026, peaking at 109°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2024 (2 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1899–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.26° per decade (warming since 1899)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

0.00"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.18"
vs. average
Normal: 2.18" · 0% of normal
1st-driest
August rank
of 128 on record
10.68"
Wettest August ever
2022 · driest 0.00" (1902)

August Precipitation by Year

1899–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1899)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2022 10.68"
2 1915 10.33"
3 1914 9.02"
4 1970 6.85"
5 1946 6.84"
6 1912 6.56"
7 1971 5.70"
8 1983 5.55"
9 1996 5.02"
10 1919 5.00"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2026 0.00"
2 2023 0.00"
3 2000 0.00"
4 1999 0.00"
5 1980 0.00"
6 1943 0.00"
7 1929 0.00"
8 1913 0.00"
9 1902 0.00"
10 1973 0.01"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 93.4°F
2 2023 92.9°F
3 2026 91.3°F
4 1952 91.1°F
5 1951 90.3°F
6 1999 90.2°F
7 2000 90.2°F
8 2006 89.8°F
9 2010 89.8°F
10 1943 89.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2011 93.4°F
2 August 2023 92.9°F
3 July 1980 92.0°F
4 July 2022 91.8°F
5 July 1998 91.6°F
6 July 2011 91.4°F
7 August 2026 91.3°F
8 August 1952 91.1°F
9 July 1954 90.5°F
10 August 1951 90.3°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 91.3°F 3rd of 128
Dallas, TX 91.6°F 3rd of 113
Waco, TX 89.4°F 4th of 125
Tyler, TX 89.4°F 3rd of 140
Wichita Falls, TX 90.5°F 5th of 103
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 1,536 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 128 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 11 Sep 9, 1908 Dec 30, 1951 +0.4 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 21 Oct 18, 1972 Dec 30, 2024 +0.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 24 Oct 15, 2018 Dec 24, 2017 +0.6 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 24 Oct 27, 1957 Dec 26, 1933 +0.6 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 3 Oct 30, 1917 Dec 31, 1923 +0.4 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 11, 1950 Dec 31, 1968 -0.1 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 1899 · trending +0.6 days later per decade

261
Normal length
1991–2020 average
332
Longest on record
2017
196
Shortest on record
1957

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.4 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1898–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.13° per decade (warming since 1898)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1898–2024 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.19" per decade (wetter since 1898)

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.
← Back to all stations