Wichita Falls, TX: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Wichita Falls, TX: 117°F on Saturday 28 June 1980.

The record begins: 1897

All-time records

Hottest day: 117°F; 28 June 1980
Coldest night: -12°F; 4 January 1947
Wettest day: 6.19 in; 27 September 1980
Warmest night: 88°F; 26 July 2011
Coldest day: 9°F; 15 February 2021

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Wichita Falls, TX by decade since the 1950s: the most record highs, 73, came in the 1960s; the most record lows, 104, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	3
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	10
1930s	0	0	10
1940s	0	0	10
1950s	60	74	10
1960s	73	104	10
1970s	67	83	10
1980s	44	75	10
1990s	30	37	10
2000s	53	17	10
2010s	60	26	10
2020s	59	20	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	87°F 8 January 1969, 23 January 1943	-12°F 4 January 1947	2.25 in 22 January 1919
February	94°F 11 February 2017	-8°F 16 February 2021, 2 February 1985	2.97 in 15 February 1938
March	100°F 27 March 1971	6°F 11 March 1948	3.60 in 1 March 1988
April	103°F 18 April 2011	24°F 3 April 1975	5.20 in 29 April 2009
May	110°F 28 May 2011, 24 May 2000, 23 May 2000	35°F 1 May 2014	5.12 in 22 May 1975
June	117°F 28 June 1980	50°F 5 June 1928	5.36 in 5 June 1985
July	115°F 19 July 2022	54°F 23 July 1970, 5 July 1924	3.10 in 2 July 1914
August	113°F 17 August 2023, 9 August 2023, 6 August 1964 and 1 more	53°F 28 August 1992	4.79 in 13 August 2018
September	112°F 8 September 2023	38°F 24 September 1989, 30 September 1984, 21 September 1983 and 1 more	6.19 in 27 September 1980
October	102°F 3 October 2000, 2 October 2000, 7 October 1979 and 2 more	21°F 31 October 1993	4.34 in 15 October 2006
November	92°F 15 November 2025	14°F 24 November 1950	3.15 in 2 November 1902
December	91°F 24 December 2021	-7°F 23 December 1989	3.12 in 6 December 1926

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	100 days	27 May to 3 September 2011	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	11 days	19 December to 29 December 1983	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	17.00 in	May 2015
Driest month	0.00 in	November 2005	and 20 more
Wettest year	47.38 in	2015
Driest year	12.97 in	2011

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Wichita Falls, TX: a low of -12°F on Saturday 4 January 1947.
The wettest day on record in Wichita Falls, TX: 6.19 in on Saturday 27 September 1980.
The warmest night on record in Wichita Falls, TX: a low of 88°F on Tuesday 26 July 2011.
The coldest day on record in Wichita Falls, TX: a high of 9°F on Monday 15 February 2021.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Wichita Falls, TX: 100 days, from Friday 27 May to Saturday 3 September 2011.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Wichita Falls, TX: 11 days, from Monday 19 December to Thursday 29 December 1983.
The wettest month on record in Wichita Falls, TX: May 2015, with 17.00 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Wichita Falls, TX: November 2005, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 20 other months).
The wettest year on record in Wichita Falls, TX: 2015, with 47.38 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Wichita Falls, TX: 2011, with 12.97 in of precipitation.

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