Lubbock, TX

Texas · Records since 1911–2026

🌤️ 92°F
Currently in Lubbock
As of 1:45 PM CDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

103°F

September 7, 2023

+16° from 87° normal

❄ Record Low

45°F

September 7, 1918

-18° from 63° normal
🌞 Normal high: 87°F 🌑 Normal low: 63°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lubbock

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 27, 1994
❄
-17°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 8, 1933
🌧
7.46"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 11, 2008
☃
12.1"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 20, 1961

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 103°F September 7, 2023
2 99°F September 7, 2012
3 98°F September 7, 2000
4 97°F September 7, 1985
5 97°F September 7, 1930
6 97°F September 7, 1922
7 97°F September 7, 1917
8 96°F September 7, 2021
9 96°F September 7, 2001
10 96°F September 7, 1992

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 45°F September 7, 1918
2 47°F September 7, 1934
3 49°F September 7, 1943
4 52°F September 7, 2004
5 52°F September 7, 1956
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 1911–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lubbock

threshold: 100°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
62
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

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1913–2026
107
2026 so far
85
Avg/year 1970–2025
104
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
131
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lubbock

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 23, 1980 – Jul 4, 1980 12 108°F (Jun 24) 105°F 74°F
2 Jun 24, 1994 – Jul 4, 1994 11 114°F (Jun 27) 105°F 72°F
3 Jul 8, 2020 – Jul 18, 2020 11 111°F (Jul 14) 104°F 77°F
4 Jun 10, 1924 – Jun 19, 1924 10 108°F (Jun 16) 105°F 68°F
5 Aug 15, 2024 – Aug 24, 2024 10 107°F (Aug 22) 103°F 75°F
6 Aug 2, 2011 – Aug 10, 2011 9 104°F (Aug 8) 102°F 74°F
7 Jun 10, 2017 – Jun 17, 2017 8 112°F (Jun 17) 102°F 71°F
8 Jun 27, 1928 – Jul 4, 1928 8 108°F (Jun 28) 103°F 70°F
9 Aug 18, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026 8 107°F (Aug 24) 102°F 74°F
10 Jun 12, 1990 – Jun 19, 1990 8 104°F (Jun 17) 102°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

65
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
81
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

8.66"
2026 YTD
Normal: 13.19"
-4.53"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 2.55"
-2.55"
2
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 · Lubbock is 4.53" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1911–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1911, annual totals have trended -0.07" per decade, about -0.7" 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

85.7°F

Average temperature · August 2026

5th-warmest month on record

2nd-warmest August of 113 on record

+5.8° vs. 79.9° average (1991–2020)
86.8°F
Warmest month ever
July 2022
86.0°F
Warmest August ever
2011
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
107°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 24

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 2011 (15 years).

Average August Temperature by Year

1914–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.34° per decade (warming since 1914)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

0.24"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-1.50"
vs. average
Normal: 1.74" · 14% of normal
10th-driest
August rank
of 116 on record
8.85"
Wettest August ever
1966 · driest 0.00" (1943)

August Precipitation by Year

1911–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1966 8.85"
2 1914 5.95"
3 2022 5.95"
4 1981 5.41"
5 1972 5.40"
6 1974 5.14"
7 1942 4.97"
8 2017 4.85"
9 1996 4.52"
10 1977 4.31"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1943 0.00"
2 2000 0.01"
3 1960 0.05"
4 1947 0.06"
5 2023 0.09"
6 1936 0.13"
7 1994 0.20"
8 1958 0.21"
9 1911 0.21"
10 2026 0.24"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 86.0°F
2 2026 85.7°F
3 2023 85.5°F
4 2024 85.1°F
5 2019 84.4°F
6 2020 83.2°F
7 2025 82.8°F
8 1943 82.3°F
9 1934 81.6°F
10 1952 81.6°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2022 86.8°F
2 July 2011 86.1°F
3 August 2011 86.0°F
4 June 2011 85.9°F
5 August 2026 85.7°F
6 July 2020 85.5°F
7 August 2023 85.5°F
8 July 2016 85.5°F
9 July 1966 85.4°F
10 July 2001 85.3°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Lubbock, TX 85.7°F 2nd of 113
Midland-Odessa, TX 87.0°F 5th of 97
Amarillo, TX 84.7°F 2nd of 134
Childress, TX 88.7°F 3rd of 105
Abilene, TX 89.9°F 4th of 141
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 1,357 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 116 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 10 Sep 7, 1941 Nov 15, 2025 +1.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 13 Oct 7, 1957 Dec 30, 2008 +0.7 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 8 Sep 9, 2020 Dec 15, 1965
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 30 Oct 8, 1921 Nov 23, 2003 +0.2 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 12 Oct 13, 1969 Dec 17, 1981 +0.6 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 1 Oct 29, 1917 Dec 31, 1936 +1.1 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 17, 1999 Dec 31, 2017 -1.3 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 1914 · trending +0.2 days later per decade

209
Normal length
1991–2020 average
242
Longest on record
1963
160
Shortest on record
1970

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.6 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1913–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.22° per decade (warming since 1913)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1911–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08" per decade (drier since 1911)

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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