32.897°N, 97.022°W · station DFWthr · 129 years of record
88°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2003
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dallas-Fort Worth.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Dallas-Fort Worth — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#120 / 128
warmest Oct 17 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
93°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 17 ever
56°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 65°F — 120th warmest Oct 17 of 128 years · record 93°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#107 / 128
warmest Oct 18 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
95°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
57°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 69°F — 107th warmest Oct 18 of 128 years · record 95°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 128
warmest Oct 19 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
94°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 19 ever
55°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 76°F — 78th warmest Oct 19 of 128 years · record 94°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 128
warmest Oct 20 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
95°F
set in 1934
Coolest Oct 20 ever
50°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 80°F — 53rd warmest Oct 20 of 128 years · record 95°F (1934) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#41 / 128
warmest Oct 21 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
94°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 21 ever
52°F
set in 1982
Forecast high 84°F — 41st warmest Oct 21 of 128 years · record 94°F (1939) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 128
warmest Oct 22 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
94°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 22 ever
59°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 87°F — 7th warmest Oct 22 of 128 years · record 94°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#7 / 128
warmest Oct 23 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1925
Coolest Oct 23 ever
48°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 88°F — 7th warmest Oct 23 of 128 years · record 91°F (1925) · warmest since 2003.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dallas-Fort Worth in each calendar month, and for the whole 1898–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
93°FJan 31, 1911
-2°FJan 31, 1949
Feb
96°FFeb 25, 1904
-8°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
100°FMar 9, 1911
10°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
101°FApr 17, 2006
29°FApr 11, 1989
May
107°FMay 28, 1927
34°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
113°FJun 26, 1980
48°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
110°FJul 2, 1980
56°FJul 10, 1905
Aug
112°FAug 18, 1909
55°FAug 31, 1915
Sep
111°FSep 4, 2000
40°FSep 28, 1908
Oct
106°FOct 3, 1951
24°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
94°FNov 2, 2017
19°FNov 11, 1950
Dec
90°FDec 30, 1951
-1°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
113°FJun 26, 1980
-8°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Dallas-Fort Worth so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
6 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
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
86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 26, 2011
Coldest high ever
12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
68°FJan 7, 2008
16°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
69°FFeb 28, 2017
12°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
73°FMar 31, 2008
25°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
76°FApr 24, 1925
40°FApr 8, 1938
May
80°FMay 23, 2008
49°FMay 3, 1978
Jun
83°FJun 22, 1936
63°FJun 13, 1903
Jul
86°FJul 26, 2011
71°FJul 4, 1924
Aug
86°FAug 3, 2011
71°FAug 28, 1944
Sep
85°FSep 1, 1939
54°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
79°FOct 14, 2026
34°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
74°FNov 17, 1921
33°FNov 20, 1906
Dec
70°FDec 12, 2015
13°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
86°FJul 26, 2011
12°FFeb 12, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
8 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
103 days
record run, ended Sep 30 2026
So far in 2026
136 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Dallas-Fort Worth's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 76°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Dallas-Fort Worth'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 Dallas-Fort Worth's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Dallas-Fort Worth, coloured by temperature — 129 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Dallas-Fort Worth — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
136 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 129 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 136 in 2026.
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