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Wichita Falls, TX

33.978°N, 98.493°W · station SPSthr · 104 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita Falls.
61°SAT10/1767°SUN10/1872°MON10/1978°TUE10/2083°WED10/2186°THU10/2286°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#21 / 102
warmest Oct 22 in 102 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

97°F
set in 2022

Coolest Oct 22 ever

53°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 86°F — 21st warmest Oct 22 of 102 years · record 97°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
1924: 81°F1925: 85°F1926: 76°F1927: 88°F1928: 84°F1929: 71°F1930: 74°F1931: 69°F1932: 75°F1933: 83°F1934: 89°F1935: 76°F1936: 64°F1937: 60°F1938: 64°F1939: 93°F1940: 90°F1941: 84°F1942: 72°F1943: 87°F1944: 69°F1945: 59°F1946: 83°F1947: 86°F1948: 65°F1949: 66°F1950: 80°F1951: 75°F1952: 58°F1953: 79°F1954: 65°F1955: 83°F1956: 71°F1957: 72°F1958: 77°F1959: 85°F1960: 73°F1961: 85°F1962: 89°F1963: 86°F1964: 84°F1965: 71°F1966: 70°F1967: 82°F1968: 83°F1969: 66°F1970: 85°F1971: 73°F1972: 65°F1973: 84°F1974: 69°F1975: 80°F1976: 69°F1977: 70°F1978: 81°F1979: 67°F1980: 77°F1981: 58°F1982: 63°F1983: 63°F1984: 53°F1985: 79°F1986: 75°F1987: 76°F1988: 76°F1989: 90°F1990: 69°F1991: 87°F1992: 82°F1993: 67°F1994: 83°F1995: 90°F1996: 63°F1997: 62°F1998: 66°F1999: 84°F2000: 72°F2001: 86°F2002: 68°F2003: 92°F2004: 93°F2005: 73°F2006: 62°F2007: 59°F2008: 82°F2009: 59°F2010: 77°F2011: 83°F2012: 92°F2013: 79°F2014: 78°F2015: 72°F2016: 71°F2017: 72°F2018: 71°F2019: 74°F2020: 88°F2021: 86°F2022: 97°F2023: 88°F2024: 87°F2025: 84°F86° forecast505560657075808590951001930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2286°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#21 of 102
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (1980)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1923–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wichita Falls in each calendar month, and for the whole 1923–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°FJan 23, 1943-12°FJan 4, 1947
Feb94°FFeb 11, 2017-8°FFeb 2, 1985
Mar100°FMar 27, 19716°FMar 11, 1948
Apr103°FApr 18, 201124°FApr 3, 1975
May110°FMay 23, 200035°FMay 1, 2014
Jun117°FJun 28, 198050°FJun 5, 1928
Jul115°FJul 19, 202254°FJul 5, 1924
Aug113°FAug 11, 193653°FAug 28, 1992
Sep112°FSep 8, 202338°FSep 27, 1942
Oct102°FOct 1, 193821°FOct 31, 1993
Nov92°FNov 15, 202514°FNov 24, 1950
Dec91°FDec 24, 2021-7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time117°FJun 28, 1980-12°FJan 4, 1947

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 26, 2011

Coldest high ever

9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 15, 2021
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 2, 195012°FJan 9, 1977
Feb63°FFeb 10, 19329°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar68°FMar 25, 193521°FMar 11, 1948
Apr73°FApr 29, 193339°FApr 8, 1938
May79°FMay 28, 201149°FMay 4, 1935
Jun86°FJun 19, 201165°FJun 2, 1957
Jul88°FJul 26, 201170°FJul 15, 2013
Aug87°FAug 16, 195268°FAug 31, 1993
Sep84°FSep 3, 200049°FSep 29, 1945
Oct78°FOct 8, 193933°FOct 27, 2020
Nov70°FNov 2, 193630°FNov 25, 1993
Dec65°FDec 14, 194811°FDec 24, 1983
All-time88°FJul 26, 20119°FFeb 15, 2021

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

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Wichita Falls's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 75°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 31°FFeb: 59°FFeb: 34°FMar: 68°FMar: 42°FApr: 76°FApr: 50°FMay: 84°FMay: 60°FJun: 92°FJun: 69°FJul: 97°FJul: 73°FAug: 97°FAug: 72°FSep: 88°FSep: 65°FOct: 78°FOct: 53°FNov: 65°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset4:59 PM
Solar noon11:19 AM
Daylight11h 19m · losing 15 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.98°N, 98.49°W

Nearby Stations

Lawton, OK40 mi NChildress, TX106 mi WOklahoma City, OK109 mi NEDallas-Fort Worth, TX113 mi SEDallas, TX123 mi SEAbilene, TX128 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Wichita Falls'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.
Wichita Falls, TX — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Wichita Falls's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Wichita Falls, TX — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1923

Each cell is one day's high at Wichita Falls, coloured by temperature — 104 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wichita Falls, TX daily high heat map 1923–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Wichita Falls — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
143 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 104 years. Normal for this point: 107. Record: 143 in 2026.

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