29.984°N, 95.361°W · station IAHthr · 138 years of record
91°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2004
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Houston.
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
#126 / 136
warmest Oct 17 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
93°F
set in 1895
Coolest Oct 17 ever
64°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 72°F — 126th warmest Oct 17 of 136 years · record 93°F (1895) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#113 / 136
warmest Oct 18 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
96°F
set in 1895
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 75°F — 113th warmest Oct 18 of 136 years · record 96°F (1895) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#94 / 136
warmest Oct 19 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
61°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 79°F — 94th warmest Oct 19 of 136 years · record 93°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#48 / 136
warmest Oct 20 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
94°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 20 ever
64°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 84°F — 48th warmest Oct 20 of 136 years · record 94°F (2004) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#8 / 136
warmest Oct 21 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
94°F
set in 2025
Coolest Oct 21 ever
61°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 88°F — 8th warmest Oct 21 of 136 years · record 94°F (2025) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#2 / 136
warmest Oct 22 in 136 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
93°F
set in 2004
Coolest Oct 22 ever
63°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 90°F — 2nd warmest Oct 22 of 136 years · record 93°F (2004) · warmest since 2004.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
85°FJan 1, 2022
5°FJan 18, 1930
Feb
91°FFeb 20, 1986
6°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
96°FMar 30, 1946
21°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
95°FApr 28, 1987
31°FApr 10, 1973
May
99°FMay 29, 1996
42°FMay 4, 2013
Jun
107°FJun 29, 2013
52°FJun 3, 1970
Jul
105°FJul 26, 1954
62°FJul 7, 1972
Aug
109°FAug 27, 2011
57°FAug 26, 1891
Sep
109°FSep 4, 2000
45°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
99°FOct 1, 1900
29°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
89°FNov 14, 1921
19°FNov 30, 1976
Dec
85°FDec 3, 1995
7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
109°FSep 4, 2000
5°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
71°FJan 25, 1950
24°FJan 22, 1930
Feb
73°FFeb 28, 2017
20°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
74°FMar 19, 2020
33°FMar 10, 1932
Apr
78°FApr 27, 2026
42°FApr 8, 1938
May
82°FMay 25, 2025
60°FMay 3, 1978
Jun
83°FJun 23, 2019
66°FJun 4, 1969
Jul
83°FJul 30, 2009
74°FJul 5, 1891
Aug
83°FAug 4, 1980
74°FAug 25, 1966
Sep
84°FSep 1, 2020
64°FSep 26, 1889
Oct
82°FOct 8, 2009
47°FOct 31, 1925
Nov
78°FNov 4, 2024
38°FNov 14, 1920
Dec
76°FDec 10, 2021
27°FDec 20, 1924
All-time
84°FSep 1, 2020
20°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.
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.
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.