Houston, TX

Texas · Records since 1888–2026

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Records for November 12

🔥 Record High

85°F

November 12, 2020

+11° from 74° normal

❄ Record Low

32°F

November 12, 1987

-20° from 52° normal
🌞 Normal high: 74°F 🌑 Normal low: 52°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Houston

🔥
109°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 27, 2023
❄
5°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 18, 1930
🌧
16.07"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 27, 2017
☃
3.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 12, 1960

First & Last Dates — Houston

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)
339 days
Longest growing season
1953
222 days
Shortest growing season
1987
290 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 12

# Temp Date
🏆 85°F November 12, 2020
2 85°F November 12, 2003
3 85°F November 12, 1988
4 85°F November 12, 1896
5 84°F November 12, 2007
6 84°F November 12, 2005
7 84°F November 12, 1961
8 84°F November 12, 1955
9 83°F November 12, 2025
10 83°F November 12, 2010

Top 5 Record Lows — November 12

# Temp Date
🥶 32°F November 12, 1987
2 32°F November 12, 1900
3 33°F November 12, 1977
4 33°F November 12, 1904
5 34°F November 12, 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 1888–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Houston

threshold: 98°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
162
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1889–2026
129
2026 so far
96
Avg/year 1970–2025
124
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
145
Most in a year (2025)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Houston

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 22, 1980 – Jul 19, 1980 28 104°F (Jul 8) 101°F 77°F
2 Jul 31, 2011 – Aug 24, 2011 25 104°F (Aug 18) 101°F 79°F
3 Jul 29, 2023 – Aug 21, 2023 24 108°F (Aug 20) 103°F 80°F
4 Jul 10, 2023 – Jul 26, 2023 17 101°F (Jul 22) 99°F 79°F
5 Aug 2, 2015 – Aug 15, 2015 14 106°F (Aug 11) 100°F 76°F
6 Jul 23, 1998 – Aug 5, 1998 14 104°F (Aug 2) 101°F 75°F
7 Aug 15, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 14 103°F (Aug 22) 100°F 79°F
8 Jul 11, 2000 – Jul 23, 2000 13 103°F (Jul 15) 101°F 74°F
9 Jun 10, 1902 – Jun 22, 1902 13 101°F (Jun 11) 100°F 71°F
10 Aug 9, 1993 – Aug 21, 1993 13 101°F (Aug 16) 100°F 75°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

62
2026 total
above-normal nights
25.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
72
Most in a summer
1951

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 (1888–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1888, annual totals have trended +0.64" per decade, about +8.8" 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 Houston is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

212 of 314 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

37.85"
2026 YTD
Normal: 45.35"
-7.50"
1.06"
November so far
November normal: 3.87"
-2.81"
13
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Houston is 7.50" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Nov 1 – Nov 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 10 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
70.4°F
Average temperature
16th-warmest of 135
+6.0°
vs. average
Normal: 64.4°F (1991–2020)
1.06"
Precipitation
56th-wettest of 137
-0.02"
vs. average
Normal: 1.08" · 98% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Nov 1 – Nov 10

1889–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.14° per decade (warming since 1889)

Precipitation by Year — Nov 1 – Nov 10

1888–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.04" per decade (drier since 1888)

Warmest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2024 77.8°F
2 1915 75.7°F
3 1927 73.8°F
4 2017 72.9°F
5 1934 72.6°F
6 2016 72.6°F
7 1988 71.8°F
8 1945 71.6°F
9 1909 71.4°F
10 2005 71.3°F

Coolest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1991 47.2°F
2 1951 54.0°F
3 1889 54.3°F
4 1923 56.0°F
5 1993 56.0°F
6 1926 56.2°F
7 1970 56.2°F
8 1899 56.7°F
9 1976 57.3°F
10 1936 57.5°F

Wettest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1943 11.14"
2 1946 8.06"
3 1925 6.27"
4 1892 6.01"
5 1974 5.81"
6 1902 5.10"
7 2002 3.86"
8 1952 3.72"
9 1920 3.55"
10 1965 3.53"

Driest Nov 1 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 2007 0.00"
2 2003 0.00"
3 1999 0.00"
4 1988 0.00"
5 1980 0.00"
6 1969 0.00"
7 1949 0.00"
8 1932 0.00"
9 1931 0.00"
10 1921 0.00"
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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