Texas · THREADEX · 1901–2026

Waco, TX

31.618°N, 97.228°W · station ACTthr · 126 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Waco.
88°MON7/1388°TUE7/1490°WED7/1589°THU7/1694°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#75 / 124
warmest Jul 19 in 124 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

108°F
set in 2018

Coolest Jul 19 ever

78°F
set in 1938

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Waco. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
78931081902: 101°F1903: 101°F1904: 99°F1905: 97°F1906: 93°F1907: 96°F1908: 98°F1909: 101°F1910: 104°F1911: 94°F1912: 100°F1913: 101°F1914: 103°F1915: 99°F1916: 101°F1917: 95°F1918: 95°F1919: 90°F1920: 96°F1921: 94°F1922: 99°F1923: 91°F1924: 97°F1925: 104°F1926: 93°F1927: 98°F1928: 99°F1929: 97°F1930: 99°F1931: 95°F1932: 102°F1933: 95°F1934: 103°F1935: 96°F1936: 102°F1937: 97°F1938: 78°F1939: 98°F1940: 93°F1941: 90°F1942: 96°F1943: 99°F1944: 103°F1945: 92°F1946: 99°F1947: 92°F1948: 96°F1949: 96°F1950: 94°F1951: 106°F1952: 89°F1953: 97°F1954: 100°F1955: 92°F1956: 103°F1957: 100°F1958: 97°F1959: 87°F1960: 90°F1961: 93°F1962: 96°F1963: 99°F1964: 99°F1965: 98°F1966: 102°F1967: 79°F1968: 94°F1969: 104°F1970: 99°F1971: 102°F1972: 90°F1973: 95°F1974: 100°F1975: 93°F1976: 92°F1977: 99°F1978: 101°F1979: 87°F1980: 104°F1981: 99°F1982: 96°F1983: 95°F1984: 103°F1985: 98°F1986: 101°F1987: 97°F1988: 104°F1989: 98°F1990: 97°F1991: 101°F1992: 99°F1993: 96°F1994: 99°F1995: 95°F1996: 99°F1997: 97°F1998: 103°F1999: 94°F2000: 100°F2001: 99°F2002: 95°F2003: 99°F2004: 94°F2005: 98°F2006: 102°F2007: 88°F2008: 99°F2009: 100°F2010: 98°F2011: 102°F2012: 97°F2013: 95°F2014: 85°F2015: 96°F2016: 97°F2017: 98°F2018: 108°F2019: 97°F2020: 95°F2021: 87°F2022: 106°F2023: 105°F2024: 95°F2025: 90°F96° forecast190220252018

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1996°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#75 of 124
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (2018)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1901–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°F1911-5°F1949
Feb96°F1996-1°F2021
Mar100°F197115°F1943
Apr101°F196326°F2009
May102°F198534°F2013
Jun109°F198052°F1919
Jul114°F201858°F2013
Aug112°F196953°F1992
Sep111°F200039°F1942
Oct104°F202425°F1993
Nov92°F194817°F1976
Dec91°F1955-4°F1989
All-time114°F2018-5°F1949

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

111 days
record run, ended Oct 3 1910

So far in 2026

52 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: 98°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 36°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 40°FMar: 70°FMar: 48°FApr: 78°FApr: 55°FMay: 86°FMay: 64°FJun: 93°FJun: 72°FJul: 97°FJul: 75°FAug: 97°FAug: 74°FSep: 91°FSep: 67°FOct: 81°FOct: 57°FNov: 69°FNov: 46°FDec: 60°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 03m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.62°N, 97.23°W

Nearby Stations

Dallas, TX87 mi NCollege Station, TX87 mi SEDallas-Fort Worth, TX89 mi NAustin, TX94 mi SAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX102 mi STyler, TX118 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Waco's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Waco, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1901

Each cell is one day's high at Waco, coloured by temperature — 126 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Waco, TX daily high heat map 1901–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Waco — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
52 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 27th most in 126 years. Normal for this point: 45. Record: 77 in 1902.

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