Abilene, TX: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Abilene, TX: 113°F on Wednesday 21 August 2024.

The record begins: 1885

All-time records

Hottest day: 113°F; 21 August 2024
Coldest night: -9°F; 4 January 1947
Wettest day: 8.26 in; 7 July 2015
Warmest night: 86°F; 4 July 1894
Coldest day: 7°F; 15 January 1888

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Abilene, TX by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 105, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 81, in the 1910s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	5
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	59	81	10
1920s	103	69	10
1930s	105	38	10
1940s	66	40	10
1950s	68	52	10
1960s	32	24	10
1970s	40	44	10
1980s	21	35	10
1990s	20	29	10
2000s	29	12	10
2010s	38	16	10
2020s	79	11	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	90°F 31 January 1911	-9°F 4 January 1947	2.64 in 28 January 2010
February	94°F 26 February 2024, 25 February 1904	-7°F 2 February 1985	2.14 in 28 February 1889
March	98°F 22 March 2026, 21 March 1916	9°F 11 March 1948	2.75 in 24 March 1943
April	104°F 25 April 2012	25°F 9 April 1973, 5 April 1886	3.39 in 26 April 1914
May	109°F 28 May 2011, 24 May 2000	33°F 3 May 2013, 4 May 1907	6.54 in 11 May 1928
June	110°F 30 June 1907	44°F 3 June 1919	3.76 in 18 June 1926
July	110°F 20 July 2022, 19 July 2022, 18 July 2022 and 2 more	54°F 31 July 1911	8.26 in 7 July 2015
August	113°F 21 August 2024	48°F 31 August 1915	6.30 in 3 August 1978
September	108°F 8 September 2023	38°F 24 September 1989	4.50 in 3 September 1961
October	103°F 1 October 1979	20°F 31 October 2019	4.99 in 3 October 1959
November	93°F 8 November 2023	13°F 27 November 1887	2.43 in 2 November 1975
December	90°F 26 December 2021	-7°F 23 December 1989	4.04 in 6 December 1926

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	88 days	17 June to 12 September 1951	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	9 days	10 February to 18 February 2021	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	15.70 in	August 1914
Driest month	0.00 in	December 2025	and 9 more
Wettest year	48.77 in	1941
Driest year	9.78 in	1956

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Abilene, TX: a low of -9°F on Saturday 4 January 1947.
The wettest day on record in Abilene, TX: 8.26 in on Tuesday 7 July 2015.
The warmest night on record in Abilene, TX: a low of 86°F on Wednesday 4 July 1894.
The coldest day on record in Abilene, TX: a high of 7°F on Sunday 15 January 1888.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Abilene, TX: 88 days, from Sunday 17 June to Wednesday 12 September 1951.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Abilene, TX: 9 days, from Wednesday 10 February to Thursday 18 February 2021.
The wettest month on record in Abilene, TX: August 1914, with 15.70 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Abilene, TX: December 2025, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 9 other months).
The wettest year on record in Abilene, TX: 1941, with 48.77 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Abilene, TX: 1956, with 9.78 in of precipitation.

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