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Galveston, TX

29.270°N, 94.864°W · station GLSthr · 153 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Galveston.
90°TUE9/191°WED9/291°THU9/391°FRI9/491°SAT9/592°SUN9/692°MON9/7

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

#10 / 151
warmest Sep 6 in 151 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 6 ever

104°F
set in 2000

Coolest Sep 6 ever

77°F
set in 1893
Forecast high 92°F — 10th warmest Sep 6 of 151 years · record 104°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
1874: 87°F1875: 92°F1876: 93°F1877: 85°F1878: 87°F1879: 87°F1880: 85°F1881: 90°F1882: 87°F1883: 85°F1884: 88°F1885: 86°F1886: 86°F1887: 88°F1888: 86°F1889: 87°F1890: 87°F1891: 83°F1892: 84°F1893: 77°F1894: 88°F1895: 87°F1896: 89°F1897: 80°F1898: 89°F1899: 88°F1900: 91°F1901: 84°F1902: 90°F1903: 86°F1904: 87°F1905: 88°F1906: 87°F1907: 87°F1908: 90°F1909: 87°F1910: 87°F1911: 88°F1912: 89°F1913: 88°F1914: 88°F1915: 85°F1916: 88°F1917: 87°F1918: 77°F1919: 82°F1920: 88°F1921: 82°F1922: 91°F1923: 81°F1924: 86°F1925: 87°F1926: 88°F1927: 89°F1928: 84°F1929: 89°F1930: 87°F1931: 85°F1932: 93°F1933: 91°F1934: 85°F1935: 86°F1936: 93°F1937: 87°F1938: 89°F1939: 87°F1940: 87°F1941: 88°F1942: 84°F1943: 89°F1944: 89°F1945: 89°F1946: 87°F1947: 89°F1948: 85°F1949: 88°F1950: 82°F1951: 88°F1952: 83°F1953: 83°F1954: 87°F1955: 80°F1956: 85°F1957: 88°F1958: 82°F1959: 87°F1960: 87°F1961: 90°F1962: 85°F1963: 88°F1964: 84°F1965: 86°F1966: 85°F1967: 79°F1968: 80°F1969: 88°F1970: 87°F1971: 93°F1972: 89°F1973: 82°F1974: 79°F1975: 81°F1976: 90°F1977: 90°F1978: 89°F1979: 86°F1980: 81°F1981: 90°F1982: 86°F1983: 89°F1984: 81°F1985: 87°F1986: 86°F1987: 90°F1988: 84°F1989: 89°F1990: 89°F1991: 83°F1992: 87°F1993: 89°F1994: 87°F1995: 93°F1996: 91°F1997: 90°F1998: 89°F1999: 90°F2000: 104°F2001: 88°F2002: 82°F2003: 84°F2004: 90°F2005: 90°F2006: 90°F2007: 90°F2008: 87°F2009: 91°F2010: 88°F2011: 86°F2012: 91°F2013: 88°F2014: 88°F2015: 90°F2016: 90°F2017: 85°F2018: 86°F2019: 95°F2020: 93°F2021: 90°F2022: 86°F2023: 93°F2024: 82°F92° forecast7580859095100105188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 692°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#10 of 151
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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 5 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
Oct83°FOct 1, 198647°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

20 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

68 days
record run, ended Sep 13 2023

So far in 2026

57 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: 89°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:57 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Solar noon12:19 PM
Daylight12h 45m · losing 11 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 Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
57 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 23rd most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 24. Record: 94 in 2022.

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