Wichita Falls, TX

Texas · Records since 1908–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

109°F

September 7, 2023

+18° from 91° normal

❄ Record Low

52°F

September 7, 1974

-15° from 67° normal
🌞 Normal high: 91°F 🌑 Normal low: 67°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Wichita Falls

🔥
117°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 28, 1980
❄
-12°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 4, 1947
🌧
6.19"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 27, 1980
☃
9.8"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 18, 1925

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 109°F September 7, 2023
2 109°F September 7, 2012
3 103°F September 7, 1931
4 103°F September 7, 1930
5 102°F September 7, 2019
6 102°F September 7, 2015
7 102°F September 7, 1990
8 102°F September 7, 1963
9 102°F September 7, 1947
10 102°F September 7, 1939

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 52°F September 7, 1974
2 53°F September 7, 2017
3 53°F September 7, 1950
4 54°F September 7, 1943
5 55°F September 7, 2011
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 1908–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
1
day
Hot Streak
1 consecutive day at or above 104°F · since September 6
2 more days to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — Wichita Falls

threshold: 104°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
5.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
108°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
86
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

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1924–2026
113
2026 so far
108
Avg/year 1970–2025
113
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
142
Most in a year (1963)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Wichita Falls

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 24, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 27 117°F (Jun 28) 110°F 78°F
2 Jul 3, 2011 – Jul 29, 2011 27 111°F (Jul 9) 107°F 80°F
3 Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026 19 111°F (Aug 24) 107°F 78°F
4 Aug 15, 2011 – Aug 31, 2011 17 110°F (Aug 28) 107°F 79°F
5 Jul 24, 2023 – Aug 6, 2023 14 109°F (Jul 25) 107°F 77°F
6 Jul 3, 1978 – Jul 15, 1978 13 114°F (Jul 15) 106°F 76°F
7 Jul 8, 1969 – Jul 20, 1969 13 109°F (Jul 12) 106°F 75°F
8 Aug 9, 1930 – Aug 20, 1930 12 109°F (Aug 15) 106°F 78°F
9 Jul 28, 2012 – Aug 7, 2012 11 112°F (Aug 1) 108°F 79°F
10 Jul 31, 2011 – Aug 10, 2011 11 111°F (Aug 2) 109°F 83°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
44.3
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

15.14"
2026 YTD
Normal: 19.39"
-4.25"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 2.99"
-2.99"
6
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 · Wichita Falls is 4.25" behind 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 +0.34" per decade, about +4.3" 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

90.5°F

Average temperature · August 2026

7th-warmest month on record

5th-warmest August of 103 on record

+6.0° vs. 84.6° average (1991–2020)
93.4°F
Warmest month ever
August 2011
93.4°F
Warmest August ever
2011
31
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
111°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 111°F)

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

Average August Temperature by Year

1924–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08° per decade (cooling since 1924)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

0.29"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-2.22"
vs. average
Normal: 2.51" · 12% of normal
20th-driest
August rank
of 122 on record
11.05"
Wettest August ever
1914 · driest 0.00" (1902)

August Precipitation by Year

1897–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.04" per decade (wetter since 1897)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1914 11.05"
2 1971 7.61"
3 2005 7.42"
4 2008 7.38"
5 1950 6.51"
6 1989 6.17"
7 1915 6.00"
8 2025 5.82"
9 1996 5.49"
10 2004 5.42"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2000 0.00"
2 1943 0.00"
3 1936 0.00"
4 1913 0.00"
5 1908 0.00"
6 1902 0.00"
7 1947 0.02"
8 1954 0.04"
9 1973 0.05"
10 1957 0.05"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2011 93.4°F
2 1952 91.0°F
3 1943 90.7°F
4 2023 90.6°F
5 2026 90.5°F
6 2000 90.3°F
7 2006 89.2°F
8 1929 88.8°F
9 1980 88.8°F
10 2024 88.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2011 93.4°F
2 July 2011 92.9°F
3 July 1980 91.9°F
4 August 1952 91.0°F
5 August 1943 90.7°F
6 August 2023 90.6°F
7 August 2026 90.5°F
8 July 2022 90.4°F
9 August 2000 90.3°F
10 July 2001 90.0°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Wichita Falls, TX 90.5°F 5th of 103
Lawton, OK 89.0°F 2nd of 108
Childress, TX 88.7°F 3rd of 105
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 91.3°F 3rd of 128
Oklahoma City, OK 87.9°F 4th of 136
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 1,231 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 122 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 13 Sep 19, 2010 Dec 24, 2021 +0.8 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Nov 19 Oct 14, 1976 Dec 31, 1951 +0.6 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 16 Sep 29, 1945 Dec 12, 1981 +0.2 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 11 Oct 9, 2000 Dec 20, 1939 -0.6 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 26, 1957 Dec 27, 1939 -0.7 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 7 Nov 3, 1991 Dec 31, 2001 -0.3 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet — Oct 30, 1993 Dec 31, 1973 -0.2 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 1924 · trending -0.6 days earlier per decade

230
Normal length
1991–2020 average
272
Longest on record
2004
190
Shortest on record
1989

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -0.2 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1924–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.08° per decade (cooling since 1924)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1898–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" 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.
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