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29.984°N, 95.361°W · station IAHthr · 138 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Houston.
72°SAT10/1775°SUN10/1879°MON10/1984°TUE10/2088°WED10/2190°THU10/2291°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#2 / 136
warmest Oct 23 in 136 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

91°F
set in 2004

Coolest Oct 23 ever

59°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 91°F — 2nd warmest Oct 23 of 136 years · record 91°F (2004) · warmest since 2004.
1889: 86°F1890: 70°F1891: 77°F1892: 81°F1893: 81°F1894: 85°F1895: 83°F1896: 80°F1897: 80°F1898: 73°F1899: 84°F1900: 80°F1901: 81°F1902: 84°F1903: 77°F1904: 87°F1906: 87°F1907: 84°F1908: 81°F1909: 79°F1910: 76°F1911: 72°F1912: 74°F1913: 66°F1914: 80°F1915: 82°F1916: 77°F1917: 65°F1918: 74°F1919: 88°F1920: 77°F1921: 80°F1922: 74°F1923: 67°F1924: 75°F1925: 85°F1926: 81°F1927: 87°F1928: 71°F1929: 66°F1930: 73°F1931: 80°F1932: 84°F1933: 83°F1934: 87°F1935: 76°F1936: 74°F1937: 63°F1938: 68°F1939: 85°F1940: 82°F1941: 84°F1942: 74°F1943: 83°F1944: 80°F1945: 75°F1946: 83°F1947: 86°F1948: 80°F1949: 82°F1950: 85°F1951: 82°F1952: 73°F1953: 79°F1954: 72°F1955: 84°F1956: 80°F1957: 80°F1958: 82°F1959: 86°F1960: 77°F1961: 84°F1962: 87°F1963: 84°F1964: 81°F1965: 83°F1966: 82°F1967: 85°F1968: 82°F1969: 76°F1970: 73°F1971: 77°F1972: 77°F1973: 84°F1974: 83°F1975: 88°F1976: 70°F1977: 85°F1978: 85°F1979: 73°F1980: 77°F1981: 59°F1982: 70°F1983: 73°F1984: 69°F1985: 87°F1986: 72°F1987: 74°F1988: 83°F1989: 85°F1990: 70°F1991: 89°F1992: 83°F1993: 75°F1994: 86°F1995: 87°F1996: 76°F1997: 76°F1998: 70°F1999: 79°F2000: 82°F2001: 86°F2002: 73°F2003: 90°F2004: 91°F2005: 84°F2006: 71°F2007: 70°F2008: 84°F2009: 71°F2010: 87°F2011: 85°F2012: 87°F2013: 83°F2014: 80°F2015: 85°F2016: 77°F2017: 81°F2018: 64°F2019: 80°F2020: 88°F2021: 84°F2022: 86°F2023: 87°F2024: 87°F2025: 88°F91° forecast55606570758085909518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2391°F
Hottest this date since2004
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#2 of 136
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (2000)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Houston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°FJan 1, 20225°FJan 18, 1930
Feb91°FFeb 20, 19866°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar96°FMar 30, 194621°FMar 3, 1943
Apr95°FApr 28, 198731°FApr 10, 1973
May99°FMay 29, 199642°FMay 4, 2013
Jun107°FJun 29, 201352°FJun 3, 1970
Jul105°FJul 26, 195462°FJul 7, 1972
Aug109°FAug 27, 201157°FAug 26, 1891
Sep109°FSep 4, 200045°FSep 27, 1942
Oct99°FOct 1, 190029°FOct 31, 1993
Nov89°FNov 14, 192119°FNov 30, 1976
Dec85°FDec 3, 19957°FDec 23, 1989
All-time109°FSep 4, 20005°FJan 18, 1930

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

8 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 1, 2020

Coldest high ever

20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan71°FJan 25, 195024°FJan 22, 1930
Feb73°FFeb 28, 201720°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar74°FMar 19, 202033°FMar 10, 1932
Apr78°FApr 27, 202642°FApr 8, 1938
May82°FMay 25, 202560°FMay 3, 1978
Jun83°FJun 23, 201966°FJun 4, 1969
Jul83°FJul 30, 200974°FJul 5, 1891
Aug83°FAug 4, 198074°FAug 25, 1966
Sep84°FSep 1, 202064°FSep 26, 1889
Oct82°FOct 8, 200947°FOct 31, 1925
Nov78°FNov 4, 202438°FNov 14, 1920
Dec76°FDec 10, 202127°FDec 20, 1924
All-time84°FSep 1, 202020°FFeb 13, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

81 days
record run, ended Aug 31 1890

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Houston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 64°FJan: 43°FFeb: 68°FFeb: 47°FMar: 74°FMar: 53°FApr: 80°FApr: 60°FMay: 87°FMay: 68°FJun: 92°FJun: 73°FJul: 94°FJul: 75°FAug: 95°FAug: 75°FSep: 90°FSep: 70°FOct: 82°FOct: 61°FNov: 72°FNov: 51°FDec: 65°FDec: 45°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:50 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight11h 26m · losing 12 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.98°N, 95.36°W

Nearby Stations

Galveston, TX57 mi SECollege Station, TX73 mi NWBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX79 mi EVictoria, TX122 mi SWLake Charles, LA127 mi EAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX139 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Houston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Houston, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's high at Houston, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Houston, TX daily high heat map 1889–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Houston — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
129 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 4th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 96. Record: 142 in 2011.

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