34.558°N, 98.417°W · station LAWthr · 115 years of record
85°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lawton.
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
#105 / 109
warmest Oct 17 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
96°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 17 ever
56°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 62°F — 105th warmest Oct 17 of 109 years · record 96°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 109
warmest Oct 18 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
98°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
53°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 66°F — 96th warmest Oct 18 of 109 years · record 98°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 109
warmest Oct 19 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
97°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 19 ever
56°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 70th warmest Oct 19 of 109 years · record 97°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 109
warmest Oct 20 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
96°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 20 ever
51°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 78°F — 53rd warmest Oct 20 of 109 years · record 96°F (1940) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 110
warmest Oct 21 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
94°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 21 ever
55°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 82°F — 36th warmest Oct 21 of 110 years · record 94°F (1979) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#13 / 110
warmest Oct 23 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
93°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
43°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 85°F — 13th warmest Oct 23 of 110 years · record 93°F (1927) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
85°FJan 25, 1950
-11°FJan 18, 1930
Feb
95°FFeb 24, 1918
-12°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar
98°FMar 31, 1940
6°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
102°FApr 15, 2006
22°FApr 13, 1957
May
109°FMay 23, 2000
29°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
114°FJun 28, 1994
45°FJun 2, 1917
Jul
114°FJul 19, 1936
53°FJul 5, 1915
Aug
115°FAug 11, 1936
50°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
111°FSep 8, 2023
35°FSep 26, 1912
Oct
104°FOct 1, 1977
16°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
92°FNov 15, 2025
11°FNov 26, 1975
Dec
88°FDec 24, 1955
-8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
115°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 25, 1944
14°FJan 14, 2024
Feb
66°FFeb 18, 1971
10°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar
69°FMar 19, 2004
20°FMar 12, 1948
Apr
71°FApr 20, 1925
38°FApr 12, 1957
May
86°FMay 28, 2011
50°FMay 6, 1917
Jun
84°FJun 27, 1971
63°FJun 9, 1913
Jul
88°FJul 15, 1956
71°FJul 11, 1996
Aug
85°FAug 30, 2011
66°FAug 8, 1997
Sep
80°FSep 5, 1970
50°FSep 26, 1926
Oct
76°FOct 1, 2019
34°FOct 27, 2020
Nov
68°FNov 15, 1964
30°FNov 28, 1919
Dec
61°FDec 4, 2001
8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
88°FJul 15, 1956
8°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.