Texas · THREADEX · 1885–2026

Abilene, TX

32.411°N, 99.682°W · station ABIthr · 142 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Abilene.
90°MON7/1388°TUE7/1488°WED7/1588°THU7/1689°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#63 / 140
warmest Jul 19 in 140 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

110°F
set in 2022

Coolest Jul 19 ever

74°F
set in 1979

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Abilene. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74921101886: 100°F1887: 97°F1888: 94°F1889: 96°F1890: 94°F1891: 93°F1892: 97°F1893: 88°F1894: 95°F1895: 91°F1896: 93°F1897: 96°F1898: 90°F1899: 90°F1900: 89°F1901: 97°F1902: 82°F1903: 96°F1904: 93°F1905: 92°F1906: 86°F1907: 89°F1908: 87°F1909: 92°F1910: 94°F1911: 94°F1912: 87°F1913: 98°F1914: 99°F1915: 100°F1916: 101°F1917: 89°F1918: 95°F1919: 90°F1920: 100°F1921: 99°F1922: 100°F1923: 91°F1924: 96°F1925: 107°F1926: 92°F1927: 99°F1928: 98°F1929: 92°F1930: 97°F1931: 85°F1932: 99°F1933: 93°F1934: 102°F1935: 85°F1936: 102°F1937: 101°F1938: 89°F1939: 99°F1940: 96°F1941: 92°F1942: 96°F1943: 103°F1944: 100°F1945: 89°F1946: 100°F1947: 94°F1948: 98°F1949: 98°F1950: 94°F1951: 103°F1952: 88°F1953: 95°F1954: 100°F1955: 88°F1956: 100°F1957: 100°F1958: 98°F1959: 80°F1960: 94°F1961: 93°F1962: 95°F1963: 99°F1964: 94°F1965: 99°F1966: 98°F1967: 80°F1968: 90°F1969: 99°F1970: 98°F1971: 99°F1972: 91°F1973: 94°F1974: 96°F1975: 90°F1976: 86°F1977: 97°F1978: 102°F1979: 74°F1980: 102°F1981: 100°F1982: 96°F1983: 92°F1984: 90°F1985: 91°F1986: 97°F1987: 92°F1988: 98°F1989: 92°F1990: 88°F1991: 100°F1992: 84°F1993: 96°F1994: 98°F1995: 97°F1996: 96°F1997: 94°F1998: 100°F1999: 94°F2000: 98°F2001: 100°F2002: 91°F2003: 97°F2004: 85°F2005: 97°F2006: 101°F2007: 88°F2008: 97°F2009: 93°F2010: 95°F2011: 103°F2012: 97°F2013: 91°F2014: 90°F2015: 96°F2016: 97°F2017: 97°F2018: 106°F2019: 100°F2020: 97°F2021: 91°F2022: 110°F2023: 107°F2024: 95°F2025: 97°F96° forecast188620252022

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1996°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record110°F
This-date rank#63 of 140
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record113°F (2024)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1885–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Abilene in each calendar month, and for the whole 1885–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°F1911-9°F1947
Feb94°F1904-7°F1985
Mar98°F19169°F1948
Apr104°F201225°F1886
May109°F200033°F1907
Jun110°F190744°F1919
Jul110°F188654°F1911
Aug113°F202448°F1915
Sep108°F202338°F1989
Oct103°F197920°F2019
Nov93°F202313°F1887
Dec90°F2021-7°F1989
All-time113°F2024-9°F1947

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Abilene so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

22 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

88 days
record run, ended Sep 12 1951

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Abilene's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 96°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 33°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 37°FMar: 70°FMar: 45°FApr: 78°FApr: 52°FMay: 85°FMay: 62°FJun: 92°FJun: 69°FJul: 95°FJul: 73°FAug: 95°FAug: 72°FSep: 87°FSep: 65°FOct: 78°FOct: 54°FNov: 66°FNov: 43°FDec: 58°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 07m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.41°N, 99.68°W

Nearby Stations

San Angelo, TX87 mi SWWichita Falls, TX128 mi NEChildress, TX143 mi NMidland-Odessa, TX151 mi WLubbock, TX151 mi NWWaco, TX153 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Abilene'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.
Abilene, TX — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Abilene's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Abilene, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1885

Each cell is one day's high at Abilene, coloured by temperature — 142 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Abilene, TX daily high heat map 1885–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Abilene — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 8th most in 142 years. Normal for this point: 43. Record: 78 in 2011.

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