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Lubbock, TX

33.666°N, 101.823°W · station LBBthr · 116 years of record
79°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lubbock.
59°SAT10/1764°SUN10/1871°MON10/1973°TUE10/2076°WED10/2179°THU10/2278°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#35 / 113
warmest Oct 22 in 113 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

89°F
set in 1961

Coolest Oct 22 ever

49°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 79°F — 35th warmest Oct 22 of 113 years · record 89°F (1961) · warmest since 2025.
1913: 69°F1914: 66°F1915: 78°F1916: 69°F1917: 65°F1918: 65°F1919: 77°F1920: 73°F1921: 87°F1922: 66°F1923: 68°F1924: 68°F1925: 82°F1926: 70°F1927: 82°F1928: 80°F1929: 66°F1930: 71°F1931: 70°F1932: 56°F1933: 75°F1934: 81°F1935: 67°F1936: 73°F1937: 67°F1938: 69°F1939: 84°F1940: 85°F1941: 74°F1942: 65°F1943: 85°F1944: 73°F1945: 55°F1946: 85°F1947: 87°F1948: 68°F1949: 56°F1950: 83°F1951: 64°F1952: 67°F1953: 63°F1954: 65°F1955: 81°F1956: 73°F1957: 70°F1958: 72°F1959: 86°F1960: 74°F1961: 89°F1962: 80°F1963: 77°F1964: 81°F1965: 77°F1966: 65°F1967: 79°F1968: 80°F1969: 50°F1970: 80°F1971: 69°F1972: 59°F1973: 86°F1974: 63°F1975: 73°F1976: 64°F1977: 63°F1978: 79°F1979: 67°F1980: 70°F1981: 49°F1982: 67°F1983: 72°F1984: 50°F1985: 76°F1986: 74°F1987: 79°F1988: 78°F1989: 83°F1990: 70°F1991: 85°F1992: 79°F1993: 69°F1994: 83°F1995: 86°F1996: 52°F1997: 64°F1998: 61°F1999: 81°F2000: 69°F2001: 88°F2002: 76°F2003: 87°F2004: 87°F2005: 76°F2006: 58°F2007: 59°F2008: 76°F2009: 57°F2010: 72°F2011: 84°F2012: 89°F2013: 76°F2014: 68°F2015: 66°F2016: 74°F2017: 71°F2018: 70°F2019: 71°F2020: 86°F2021: 82°F2022: 85°F2023: 79°F2024: 87°F2025: 83°F79° forecast4550556065707580859019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2279°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#35 of 113
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1911–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lubbock in each calendar month, and for the whole 1911–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°FJan 17, 1914-16°FJan 13, 1963
Feb91°FFeb 11, 2017-17°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar98°FMar 21, 2026-2°FMar 2, 1922
Apr104°FApr 25, 201218°FApr 4, 1920
May109°FMay 24, 200027°FMay 3, 2013
Jun114°FJun 27, 199439°FJun 2, 1917
Jul111°FJul 14, 202049°FJul 5, 1915
Aug109°FAug 26, 201943°FAug 31, 1915
Sep107°FSep 8, 202333°FSep 29, 1916
Oct100°FOct 3, 200016°FOct 31, 2019
Nov90°FNov 9, 2006-1°FNov 23, 1957
Dec86°FDec 25, 2025-2°FDec 28, 1924
All-time114°FJun 27, 1994-17°FFeb 8, 1933

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 2020

Coldest high ever

8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan51°FJan 22, 192110°FJan 12, 1963
Feb57°FFeb 25, 191814°FFeb 2, 2011
Mar64°FMar 26, 192118°FMar 1, 1922
Apr70°FApr 23, 198931°FApr 7, 2007
May75°FMay 29, 201143°FMay 4, 1935
Jun80°FJun 29, 202461°FJun 7, 1915
Jul86°FJul 14, 202064°FJul 25, 2004
Aug82°FAug 22, 202462°FAug 28, 1988
Sep78°FSep 13, 202642°FSep 29, 1945
Oct69°FOct 4, 199830°FOct 31, 1991
Nov64°FNov 2, 200324°FNov 28, 1976
Dec58°FDec 30, 19518°FDec 24, 1983
All-time86°FJul 14, 20208°FDec 24, 1983

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

100 days
record run, ended Sep 3 2011

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lubbock's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 74°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 27°FFeb: 60°FFeb: 31°FMar: 68°FMar: 38°FApr: 76°FApr: 46°FMay: 84°FMay: 57°FJun: 92°FJun: 66°FJul: 94°FJul: 69°FAug: 92°FAug: 67°FSep: 85°FSep: 60°FOct: 76°FOct: 48°FNov: 64°FNov: 36°FDec: 55°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight11h 20m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.67°N, 101.82°W

Nearby Stations

Childress, TX102 mi NEAmarillo, TX107 mi NMidland-Odessa, TX120 mi SBorger, TX142 mi NAbilene, TX151 mi SERoswell, NM156 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lubbock's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lubbock, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1911

Each cell is one day's high at Lubbock, coloured by temperature — 116 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lubbock, TX daily high heat map 1911–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lubbock — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
120 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 4th most in 116 years. Normal for this point: 83. Record: 130 in 2011.

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