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Lawton, OK

34.558°N, 98.417°W · station LAWthr · 115 years of record
85°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lawton.
62°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1872°MON10/1978°TUE10/2082°WED10/2185°THU10/2285°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lawton — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#15 / 109
warmest Oct 22 in 109 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

96°F
set in 1979

Coolest Oct 22 ever

57°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 85°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 109 years · record 96°F (1979) · warmest since 2024.
1913: 69°F1914: 73°F1915: 81°F1916: 70°F1917: 69°F1918: 71°F1919: 67°F1920: 76°F1921: 89°F1922: 72°F1923: 70°F1924: 74°F1925: 83°F1926: 69°F1927: 87°F1928: 84°F1929: 68°F1930: 69°F1931: 68°F1932: 76°F1933: 68°F1934: 79°F1935: 68°F1936: 76°F1937: 59°F1938: 69°F1939: 93°F1940: 88°F1941: 83°F1942: 68°F1943: 86°F1944: 72°F1945: 61°F1946: 80°F1947: 84°F1948: 73°F1949: 76°F1950: 81°F1951: 79°F1952: 64°F1953: 71°F1954: 65°F1955: 83°F1956: 73°F1957: 69°F1958: 77°F1959: 83°F1960: 72°F1961: 84°F1962: 83°F1963: 84°F1964: 83°F1965: 75°F1966: 72°F1967: 79°F1968: 81°F1969: 67°F1970: 85°F1971: 73°F1972: 58°F1973: 81°F1974: 68°F1975: 78°F1977: 86°F1978: 85°F1979: 96°F1981: 70°F1984: 57°F1985: 74°F1986: 72°F1987: 74°F1988: 76°F1989: 85°F1990: 66°F1991: 81°F1992: 80°F1993: 64°F1994: 80°F1995: 79°F1996: 83°F1997: 58°F1998: 67°F1999: 84°F2000: 66°F2001: 85°F2002: 64°F2003: 90°F2004: 90°F2005: 73°F2006: 62°F2007: 57°F2008: 80°F2009: 60°F2010: 73°F2011: 83°F2012: 93°F2013: 81°F2014: 78°F2015: 71°F2016: 71°F2017: 72°F2018: 70°F2019: 74°F2020: 89°F2021: 85°F2022: 95°F2023: 88°F2024: 86°F2025: 82°F85° forecast5560657075808590951001920193019401950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2285°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#15 of 109
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1912–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lawton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1912–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°FJan 25, 1950-11°FJan 18, 1930
Feb95°FFeb 24, 1918-12°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar98°FMar 31, 19406°FMar 11, 1948
Apr102°FApr 15, 200622°FApr 13, 1957
May109°FMay 23, 200029°FMay 3, 2013
Jun114°FJun 28, 199445°FJun 2, 1917
Jul114°FJul 19, 193653°FJul 5, 1915
Aug115°FAug 11, 193650°FAug 30, 1915
Sep111°FSep 8, 202335°FSep 26, 1912
Oct104°FOct 1, 197716°FOct 30, 1917
Nov92°FNov 15, 202511°FNov 26, 1975
Dec88°FDec 24, 1955-8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time115°FAug 11, 1936-12°FFeb 16, 2021

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lawton so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 15, 1956

Coldest high ever

8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 25, 194414°FJan 14, 2024
Feb66°FFeb 18, 197110°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar69°FMar 19, 200420°FMar 12, 1948
Apr71°FApr 20, 192538°FApr 12, 1957
May86°FMay 28, 201150°FMay 6, 1917
Jun84°FJun 27, 197163°FJun 9, 1913
Jul88°FJul 15, 195671°FJul 11, 1996
Aug85°FAug 30, 201166°FAug 8, 1997
Sep80°FSep 5, 197050°FSep 26, 1926
Oct76°FOct 1, 201934°FOct 27, 2020
Nov68°FNov 15, 196430°FNov 28, 1919
Dec61°FDec 4, 20018°FDec 22, 1989
All-time88°FJul 15, 19568°FDec 22, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Sep 3 2011

So far in 2026

134 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lawton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 74°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 53°FJan: 27°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 32°FMar: 66°FMar: 41°FApr: 74°FApr: 48°FMay: 83°FMay: 59°FJun: 92°FJun: 68°FJul: 97°FJul: 72°FAug: 96°FAug: 71°FSep: 87°FSep: 63°FOct: 76°FOct: 50°FNov: 64°FNov: 38°FDec: 54°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset4:58 PM
Solar noon11:19 AM
Daylight11h 18m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.56°N, 98.42°W

Nearby Stations

Wichita Falls, TX40 mi SOklahoma City, OK73 mi NEChildress, TX106 mi WStillwater, OK133 mi NEDallas-Fort Worth, TX139 mi SEDallas, TX149 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Lawton's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Lawton, OK — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lawton's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lawton, OK — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1912

Each cell is one day's high at Lawton, coloured by temperature — 115 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lawton, OK daily high heat map 1912–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lawton — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
134 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 2nd most in 115 years. Normal for this point: 96. Record: 143 in 1956.

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