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Amarillo, TX

35.220°N, 101.717°W · station AMAthr · 135 years of record
77°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Amarillo.
59°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1871°MON10/1973°TUE10/2077°WED10/2177°THU10/2276°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Amarillo — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#45 / 134
warmest Oct 21 in 134 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

91°F
set in 2023

Coolest Oct 21 ever

38°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 77°F — 45th warmest Oct 21 of 134 years · record 91°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
1892: 48°F1893: 72°F1894: 75°F1895: 80°F1896: 62°F1897: 74°F1898: 57°F1899: 81°F1900: 60°F1901: 66°F1902: 80°F1903: 75°F1904: 65°F1905: 63°F1906: 38°F1907: 60°F1908: 68°F1909: 74°F1910: 66°F1911: 47°F1912: 82°F1913: 74°F1914: 65°F1915: 76°F1916: 56°F1917: 76°F1918: 62°F1919: 62°F1920: 74°F1921: 90°F1922: 81°F1923: 65°F1924: 76°F1925: 75°F1926: 87°F1927: 80°F1928: 74°F1929: 78°F1930: 50°F1931: 70°F1932: 55°F1933: 66°F1934: 82°F1935: 78°F1936: 77°F1937: 66°F1938: 75°F1939: 84°F1940: 86°F1941: 65°F1942: 68°F1943: 73°F1944: 73°F1945: 53°F1946: 81°F1947: 86°F1948: 67°F1949: 65°F1950: 80°F1951: 82°F1952: 68°F1953: 69°F1954: 72°F1955: 70°F1956: 62°F1957: 50°F1958: 65°F1959: 81°F1960: 61°F1961: 90°F1962: 76°F1963: 79°F1964: 75°F1965: 63°F1966: 84°F1967: 79°F1968: 70°F1969: 54°F1970: 79°F1971: 68°F1972: 42°F1973: 86°F1974: 69°F1975: 89°F1976: 62°F1977: 83°F1978: 74°F1979: 80°F1980: 66°F1981: 55°F1982: 58°F1983: 61°F1984: 56°F1985: 73°F1986: 57°F1987: 67°F1988: 71°F1989: 78°F1990: 54°F1991: 83°F1992: 82°F1993: 63°F1994: 73°F1995: 81°F1996: 74°F1997: 56°F1998: 63°F1999: 78°F2000: 73°F2001: 76°F2002: 76°F2003: 86°F2004: 80°F2005: 77°F2006: 57°F2007: 63°F2008: 65°F2009: 62°F2010: 66°F2011: 79°F2012: 83°F2013: 62°F2014: 77°F2015: 67°F2016: 66°F2017: 79°F2018: 69°F2019: 64°F2020: 85°F2021: 78°F2022: 84°F2023: 91°F2024: 75°F2025: 72°F77° forecast354045505560657075808590951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2177°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#45 of 134
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record111°F (2011)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Amarillo in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°FJan 5, 1927-11°FJan 6, 1912
Feb89°FFeb 10, 2017-16°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar99°FMar 26, 2026-3°FMar 11, 1948
Apr99°FApr 25, 201213°FApr 4, 1920
May104°FMay 29, 201126°FMay 3, 1907
Jun111°FJun 26, 201138°FJun 2, 1917
Jul110°FJul 13, 202051°FJul 9, 1905
Aug108°FAug 22, 202448°FAug 30, 1915
Sep105°FSep 7, 202330°FSep 30, 1984
Oct99°FOct 3, 200012°FOct 30, 1993
Nov89°FNov 4, 20250°FNov 28, 1976
Dec84°FDec 24, 2025-8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time111°FJun 26, 2011-16°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Amarillo so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

17 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (99°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 11, 1933

Coldest high ever

-2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1905
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 31, 19114°FJan 6, 1913
Feb58°FFeb 21, 1996-2°FFeb 12, 1905
Mar60°FMar 26, 200411°FMar 1, 1922
Apr67°FApr 22, 202225°FApr 7, 1938
May73°FMay 30, 201139°FMay 4, 1935
Jun78°FJun 12, 202253°FJun 13, 1903
Jul80°FJul 11, 193361°FJul 9, 1895
Aug78°FAug 13, 193655°FAug 23, 1966
Sep74°FSep 1, 202639°FSep 29, 1945
Oct68°FOct 3, 195425°FOct 31, 1991
Nov60°FNov 9, 202210°FNov 27, 1919
Dec54°FDec 28, 19842°FDec 24, 1983
All-time80°FJul 11, 1933-2°FFeb 12, 1905

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

55 days
record run, ended Sep 9 2026

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Amarillo's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 71°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 24°FFeb: 55°FFeb: 27°FMar: 64°FMar: 34°FApr: 72°FApr: 42°FMay: 80°FMay: 52°FJun: 89°FJun: 62°FJul: 92°FJul: 66°FAug: 90°FAug: 65°FSep: 83°FSep: 57°FOct: 72°FOct: 45°FNov: 61°FNov: 33°FDec: 51°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset5:11 PM
Solar noon11:32 AM
Daylight11h 17m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.22°N, 101.72°W

Nearby Stations

Borger, TX37 mi NEChildress, TX97 mi SELubbock, TX107 mi SClayton, NM116 mi NWLawton, OK192 mi EDodge City, KS201 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Amarillo's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Amarillo, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's high at Amarillo, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Amarillo, TX daily high heat map 1892–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Amarillo — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
116 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 64. Record: 116 in 2026.

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