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Galveston, TX

29.270°N, 94.864°W · station GLSthr · 153 years of record
81°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Galveston.
73°SAT10/1775°SUN10/1877°MON10/1978°TUE10/2079°WED10/2181°THU10/2281°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#36 / 152
warmest Oct 22 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

86°F
set in 2004

Coolest Oct 22 ever

60°F
set in 1877
Forecast high 81°F — 36th warmest Oct 22 of 152 years · record 86°F (2004) · warmest since 2024.
1874: 78°F1875: 75°F1876: 82°F1877: 60°F1878: 69°F1879: 74°F1880: 73°F1881: 80°F1882: 69°F1883: 78°F1884: 84°F1885: 65°F1886: 79°F1887: 75°F1888: 80°F1889: 80°F1890: 63°F1891: 78°F1892: 82°F1893: 75°F1894: 83°F1895: 75°F1896: 76°F1897: 78°F1898: 72°F1899: 82°F1900: 82°F1901: 75°F1902: 75°F1903: 75°F1904: 78°F1905: 66°F1906: 76°F1907: 75°F1908: 80°F1909: 79°F1910: 68°F1911: 62°F1912: 80°F1913: 74°F1914: 76°F1915: 78°F1916: 71°F1917: 74°F1918: 78°F1919: 84°F1920: 79°F1921: 76°F1922: 76°F1923: 63°F1924: 83°F1925: 79°F1926: 82°F1927: 84°F1928: 81°F1929: 73°F1930: 76°F1931: 82°F1932: 77°F1933: 84°F1934: 84°F1935: 84°F1936: 82°F1937: 69°F1938: 78°F1939: 79°F1940: 78°F1941: 84°F1942: 79°F1943: 77°F1944: 80°F1945: 64°F1946: 78°F1947: 78°F1948: 72°F1949: 78°F1950: 82°F1951: 81°F1952: 65°F1953: 80°F1954: 80°F1955: 79°F1956: 76°F1957: 80°F1958: 81°F1959: 74°F1960: 65°F1961: 74°F1962: 76°F1963: 81°F1964: 74°F1965: 73°F1966: 78°F1967: 76°F1968: 77°F1969: 77°F1970: 76°F1971: 77°F1972: 83°F1973: 81°F1974: 74°F1975: 79°F1976: 64°F1977: 77°F1978: 79°F1979: 80°F1980: 69°F1981: 82°F1982: 66°F1983: 76°F1984: 82°F1985: 85°F1986: 73°F1987: 73°F1988: 85°F1989: 79°F1990: 61°F1991: 82°F1992: 77°F1993: 66°F1994: 84°F1995: 80°F1996: 81°F1997: 69°F1998: 74°F1999: 80°F2000: 80°F2001: 82°F2002: 75°F2003: 85°F2004: 86°F2005: 76°F2006: 74°F2007: 82°F2008: 78°F2009: 78°F2010: 84°F2011: 81°F2012: 85°F2013: 72°F2014: 80°F2015: 84°F2016: 74°F2017: 81°F2018: 72°F2019: 79°F2020: 84°F2021: 86°F2022: 84°F2023: 85°F2024: 81°F2025: 80°F81° forecast60657075808590188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2281°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record86°F
This-date rank#36 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°FJan 1, 202211°FJan 8, 1886
Feb83°FFeb 28, 19328°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar89°FMar 19, 201826°FMar 2, 1980
Apr95°FApr 27, 201138°FApr 8, 1938
May94°FMay 3, 198450°FMay 3, 2013
Jun100°FJun 25, 201257°FJun 13, 1903
Jul101°FJul 16, 193266°FJul 19, 1910
Aug101°FAug 27, 202367°FAug 27, 1913
Sep104°FSep 5, 200052°FSep 27, 1942
Oct94°FOct 2, 193839°FOct 31, 1993
Nov86°FNov 4, 202426°FNov 29, 1911
Dec82°FDec 28, 202114°FDec 25, 1983
All-time104°FSep 5, 20008°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 9 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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 31, 2020

Coldest high ever

25°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 7, 1895
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan73°FJan 1, 202226°FJan 10, 1962
Feb70°FFeb 28, 201725°FFeb 7, 1895
Mar75°FMar 30, 202035°FMar 10, 1932
Apr79°FApr 29, 201744°FApr 8, 1938
May83°FMay 30, 202260°FMay 7, 1917
Jun86°FJun 21, 202263°FJun 14, 1903
Jul86°FJul 19, 202277°FJul 4, 1985
Aug87°FAug 31, 202074°FAug 29, 2017
Sep87°FSep 1, 202066°FSep 30, 1890
Oct84°FOct 1, 202647°FOct 31, 1925
Nov78°FNov 8, 202436°FNov 18, 1880
Dec73°FDec 10, 202126°FDec 25, 1983
All-time87°FAug 31, 202025°FFeb 7, 1895

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

68 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023

So far in 2026

83 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: 79°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise6:21 AM
Sunset5:48 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight11h 27m · losing 12 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 Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
83 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 9th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 28. Record: 108 in 2022.

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