31.618°N, 97.228°W · station ACTthr · 126 years of record
89°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2012
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Waco.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Waco — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#115 / 124
warmest Oct 17 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
93°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 67°F — 115th warmest Oct 17 of 124 years · record 93°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#102 / 124
warmest Oct 18 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
96°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 18 ever
56°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 72°F — 102nd warmest Oct 18 of 124 years · record 96°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 124
warmest Oct 19 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
92°F
set in 1977
Coolest Oct 19 ever
60°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 78°F — 74th warmest Oct 19 of 124 years · record 92°F (1977) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 124
warmest Oct 20 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
94°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 20 ever
52°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 82°F — 56th warmest Oct 20 of 124 years · record 94°F (2004) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#30 / 124
warmest Oct 21 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
92°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 21 ever
54°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 86°F — 30th warmest Oct 21 of 124 years · record 92°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#6 / 124
warmest Oct 22 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
94°F
set in 1999
Coolest Oct 22 ever
63°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 89°F — 6th warmest Oct 22 of 124 years · record 94°F (1999) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#3 / 124
warmest Oct 23 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 89°F — 3rd warmest Oct 23 of 124 years · record 91°F (2004) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Waco in each calendar month, and for the whole 1901–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
90°FJan 30, 1911
-5°FJan 31, 1949
Feb
96°FFeb 21, 1996
-1°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar
100°FMar 28, 1971
15°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
101°FApr 9, 1963
26°FApr 7, 2009
May
102°FMay 31, 1985
34°FMay 4, 2013
Jun
109°FJun 27, 1980
52°FJun 3, 1919
Jul
114°FJul 23, 2018
58°FJul 3, 2013
Aug
112°FAug 11, 1969
53°FAug 28, 1992
Sep
111°FSep 4, 2000
39°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
104°FOct 13, 2024
25°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
92°FNov 4, 1948
17°FNov 29, 1976
Dec
91°FDec 24, 1955
-4°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
114°FJul 23, 2018
-5°FJan 31, 1949
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Waco so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 2 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 · Aug 2, 2011
Coldest high ever
17°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1905
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
69°FJan 25, 1909
17°FJan 11, 1918
Feb
68°FFeb 2, 1903
17°FFeb 12, 1905
Mar
78°FMar 15, 1921
28°FMar 5, 1989
Apr
75°FApr 3, 1913
40°FApr 8, 1938
May
79°FMay 30, 1913
54°FMay 6, 1917
Jun
83°FJun 17, 1925
65°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
85°FJul 18, 1925
75°FJul 15, 2013
Aug
86°FAug 2, 2011
74°FAug 28, 1944
Sep
82°FSep 4, 1918
60°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
81°FOct 1, 1977
40°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
77°FNov 17, 1921
33°FNov 13, 1976
Dec
71°FDec 16, 1924
18°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
86°FAug 2, 2011
17°FFeb 12, 1905
Hot Streaks
Current run
10 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
111 days
record run, ended Oct 3 1910
So far in 2026
141 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Waco's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 79°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.