Texas · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Galveston, TX

29.270°N, 94.864°W · station GLSthr · 153 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Galveston.
89°MON7/1388°TUE7/1491°WED7/1591°THU7/1691°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1891°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#32 / 152
warmest Jul 15 in 152 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

96°F
set in 1875

Coolest Jul 15 ever

81°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Galveston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
8188961874: 82°F1875: 96°F1876: 94°F1877: 91°F1878: 94°F1879: 91°F1880: 89°F1881: 85°F1882: 88°F1883: 90°F1884: 90°F1885: 91°F1886: 92°F1887: 89°F1888: 87°F1889: 88°F1890: 87°F1891: 87°F1892: 88°F1893: 88°F1894: 85°F1895: 87°F1896: 87°F1897: 87°F1898: 86°F1899: 87°F1900: 86°F1901: 89°F1902: 88°F1903: 86°F1904: 87°F1905: 87°F1906: 85°F1907: 88°F1908: 88°F1909: 88°F1910: 87°F1911: 83°F1912: 87°F1913: 86°F1914: 87°F1915: 88°F1916: 88°F1917: 87°F1918: 88°F1919: 91°F1920: 88°F1921: 89°F1922: 83°F1923: 86°F1924: 88°F1925: 87°F1926: 82°F1927: 88°F1928: 90°F1929: 87°F1930: 91°F1931: 87°F1932: 90°F1933: 87°F1934: 87°F1935: 90°F1936: 86°F1937: 88°F1938: 87°F1939: 91°F1940: 86°F1941: 87°F1942: 92°F1943: 87°F1944: 88°F1945: 88°F1946: 85°F1947: 87°F1948: 87°F1949: 82°F1950: 87°F1951: 84°F1952: 88°F1953: 87°F1954: 87°F1955: 87°F1956: 87°F1957: 91°F1958: 90°F1959: 88°F1960: 89°F1961: 87°F1962: 88°F1963: 88°F1964: 85°F1965: 86°F1966: 89°F1967: 81°F1968: 87°F1969: 94°F1970: 82°F1971: 87°F1972: 86°F1973: 86°F1974: 89°F1975: 86°F1976: 85°F1977: 87°F1978: 90°F1979: 87°F1980: 89°F1981: 89°F1982: 89°F1983: 87°F1984: 93°F1985: 86°F1986: 87°F1987: 87°F1988: 88°F1989: 87°F1990: 86°F1991: 92°F1992: 87°F1993: 88°F1994: 89°F1995: 91°F1996: 90°F1997: 92°F1998: 89°F1999: 87°F2000: 94°F2001: 87°F2002: 83°F2003: 83°F2004: 94°F2005: 85°F2006: 91°F2007: 81°F2008: 91°F2009: 93°F2010: 89°F2011: 90°F2012: 87°F2013: 92°F2014: 93°F2015: 91°F2016: 92°F2017: 89°F2018: 90°F2019: 90°F2020: 92°F2021: 91°F2022: 91°F2023: 93°F2024: 90°F2025: 91°F91° forecast187418752025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1591°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record96°F
This-date rank#32 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (2000)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Galveston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F202211°F1886
Feb83°F19328°F1899
Mar89°F201826°F1980
Apr95°F201138°F1938
May94°F198450°F2013
Jun100°F201257°F1903
Jul101°F193266°F1910
Aug101°F202367°F1913
Sep104°F200052°F1942
Oct94°F193839°F1993
Nov86°F202426°F1911
Dec82°F202114°F1983
All-time104°F20008°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

15 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

68 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Galveston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 62°FJan: 49°FFeb: 65°FFeb: 53°FMar: 70°FMar: 59°FApr: 76°FApr: 65°FMay: 82°FMay: 73°FJun: 88°FJun: 78°FJul: 90°FJul: 80°FAug: 91°FAug: 80°FSep: 88°FSep: 76°FOct: 81°FOct: 69°FNov: 71°FNov: 59°FDec: 64°FDec: 52°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 52m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.27°N, 94.86°W

Nearby Stations

Houston, TX57 mi NWBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX68 mi NELake Charles, LA114 mi NEVictoria, TX127 mi WCollege Station, TX128 mi NWAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX180 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Galveston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Galveston, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Galveston, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Galveston, TX daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Galveston — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 27th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 49 in 2022.

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