32.411°N, 99.682°W · station ABIthr · 142 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Abilene.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Abilene — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#134 / 141
warmest Oct 17 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
95°F
set in 2011
Coolest Oct 17 ever
48°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 60°F — 134th warmest Oct 17 of 141 years · record 95°F (2011) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 141
warmest Oct 18 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
93°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 18 ever
52°F
set in 1999
Forecast high 68°F — 120th warmest Oct 18 of 141 years · record 93°F (1964) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#92 / 141
warmest Oct 19 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 19 ever
49°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 74°F — 92nd warmest Oct 19 of 141 years · record 93°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#57 / 141
warmest Oct 20 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
94°F
set in 2019
Coolest Oct 20 ever
46°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 80°F — 57th warmest Oct 20 of 141 years · record 94°F (2019) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#35 / 141
warmest Oct 21 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
93°F
set in 1933
Coolest Oct 21 ever
53°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 84°F — 35th warmest Oct 21 of 141 years · record 93°F (1933) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#20 / 141
warmest Oct 22 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
91°F
set in 1934
Coolest Oct 22 ever
51°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 86°F — 20th warmest Oct 22 of 141 years · record 91°F (1934) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#19 / 141
warmest Oct 23 in 141 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
90°F
set in 1989
Coolest Oct 23 ever
46°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 86°F — 19th warmest Oct 23 of 141 years · record 90°F (1989) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
90°FJan 31, 1911
-9°FJan 4, 1947
Feb
94°FFeb 25, 1904
-7°FFeb 2, 1985
Mar
98°FMar 21, 1916
9°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
104°FApr 25, 2012
25°FApr 5, 1886
May
109°FMay 24, 2000
33°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
110°FJun 30, 1907
44°FJun 3, 1919
Jul
110°FJul 18, 1886
54°FJul 31, 1911
Aug
113°FAug 21, 2024
48°FAug 31, 1915
Sep
108°FSep 8, 2023
38°FSep 24, 1989
Oct
103°FOct 1, 1979
20°FOct 31, 2019
Nov
93°FNov 8, 2023
13°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
90°FDec 26, 2021
-7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
113°FAug 21, 2024
-9°FJan 4, 1947
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Abilene so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 4 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
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
86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1894
Coldest high ever
7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 15, 1888
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
64°FJan 1, 1965
7°FJan 15, 1888
Feb
64°FFeb 16, 1911
11°FFeb 7, 1895
Mar
68°FMar 21, 1916
21°FMar 1, 1922
Apr
74°FApr 28, 1902
36°FApr 7, 2007
May
80°FMay 31, 1896
45°FMay 4, 1935
Jun
83°FJun 30, 1907
59°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
86°FJul 4, 1894
68°FJul 11, 1895
Aug
84°FAug 8, 2023
66°FAug 4, 1894
Sep
81°FSep 5, 2023
48°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
76°FOct 1, 1986
32°FOct 27, 2020
Nov
71°FNov 15, 1964
26°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
64°FDec 15, 2021
12°FDec 22, 1983
All-time
86°FJul 4, 1894
7°FJan 15, 1888
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
88 days
record run, ended Sep 12 1951
So far in 2026
142 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: 76°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
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.
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.