26.179°N, 98.245°W · station MFEthr · 86 years of record
94°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for McAllen.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at McAllen — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#80 / 84
warmest Oct 17 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
99°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 17 ever
68°F
set in 2018
Forecast high 76°F — 80th warmest Oct 17 of 84 years · record 99°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 84
warmest Oct 18 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
100°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 1999
Forecast high 81°F — 72nd warmest Oct 18 of 84 years · record 100°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#53 / 84
warmest Oct 19 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
104°F
set in 2012
Coolest Oct 19 ever
61°F
set in 1948
Forecast high 86°F — 53rd warmest Oct 19 of 84 years · record 104°F (2012) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#23 / 84
warmest Oct 20 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
100°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
72°F
set in 1948
Forecast high 90°F — 23rd warmest Oct 20 of 84 years · record 100°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#12 / 84
warmest Oct 21 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
100°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 21 ever
64°F
set in 1980
Forecast high 92°F — 12th warmest Oct 21 of 84 years · record 100°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#14 / 84
warmest Oct 22 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
98°F
set in 2017
Coolest Oct 22 ever
65°F
set in 1980
Forecast high 93°F — 14th warmest Oct 22 of 84 years · record 98°F (2017) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#5 / 84
warmest Oct 23 in 84 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
96°F
set in 1942
Coolest Oct 23 ever
63°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 94°F — 5th warmest Oct 23 of 84 years · record 96°F (1942) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at McAllen in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
96°FJan 21, 2017
13°FJan 12, 1962
Feb
101°FFeb 27, 2009
19°FFeb 3, 1951
Mar
105°FMar 27, 1984
31°FMar 13, 1951
Apr
109°FApr 6, 2022
40°FApr 6, 1944
May
111°FMay 9, 2024
50°FMay 6, 1944
Jun
111°FJun 22, 2017
59°FJun 3, 1970
Jul
109°FJul 7, 2009
65°FJul 23, 1945
Aug
108°FAug 10, 1988
64°FAug 22, 1946
Sep
108°FSep 4, 2011
50°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
104°FOct 18, 2012
41°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
102°FNov 4, 1988
30°FNov 29, 1959
Dec
96°FDec 5, 1977
18°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
111°FJun 22, 2017
13°FJan 12, 1962
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at McAllen so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
21 broke
plus 11 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 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
88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 21, 1945
Coldest high ever
29°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 30, 1951
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
73°FJan 15, 2020
29°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
75°FFeb 20, 2018
35°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar
78°FMar 29, 1945
44°FMar 1, 1960
Apr
81°FApr 27, 1991
54°FApr 8, 2007
May
83°FMay 25, 2024
60°FMay 1, 1994
Jun
84°FJun 28, 1942
76°FJun 25, 1954
Jul
85°FJul 21, 2009
77°FJul 14, 1975
Aug
88°FAug 21, 1945
77°FAug 27, 1979
Sep
84°FSep 1, 2020
65°FSep 27, 1970
Oct
83°FOct 8, 2009
54°FOct 30, 1993
Nov
80°FNov 4, 2024
44°FNov 28, 1952
Dec
76°FDec 11, 2007
33°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
88°FAug 21, 1945
29°FJan 30, 1951
Hot Streaks
Current run
10 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
142 days
record run, ended Oct 6 2012
So far in 2026
206 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from McAllen's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 87°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
McAllen'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 McAllen's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.