33.978°N, 98.493°W · station SPSthr · 104 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita Falls.
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
#98 / 102
warmest Oct 17 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
96°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 61°F — 98th warmest Oct 17 of 102 years · record 96°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#88 / 102
warmest Oct 18 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
102°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
56°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 67°F — 88th warmest Oct 18 of 102 years · record 102°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 102
warmest Oct 19 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
94°F
set in 1932
Coolest Oct 19 ever
57°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 72°F — 71st warmest Oct 19 of 102 years · record 94°F (1932) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#54 / 102
warmest Oct 20 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
95°F
set in 1936
Coolest Oct 20 ever
49°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 78°F — 54th warmest Oct 20 of 102 years · record 95°F (1936) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#30 / 102
warmest Oct 21 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
95°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
51°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 83°F — 30th warmest Oct 21 of 102 years · record 95°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#17 / 102
warmest Oct 23 in 102 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
94°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 23 ever
44°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 86°F — 17th warmest Oct 23 of 102 years · record 94°F (2024) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
87°FJan 23, 1943
-12°FJan 4, 1947
Feb
94°FFeb 11, 2017
-8°FFeb 2, 1985
Mar
100°FMar 27, 1971
6°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
103°FApr 18, 2011
24°FApr 3, 1975
May
110°FMay 23, 2000
35°FMay 1, 2014
Jun
117°FJun 28, 1980
50°FJun 5, 1928
Jul
115°FJul 19, 2022
54°FJul 5, 1924
Aug
113°FAug 11, 1936
53°FAug 28, 1992
Sep
112°FSep 8, 2023
38°FSep 27, 1942
Oct
102°FOct 1, 1938
21°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
92°FNov 15, 2025
14°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
91°FDec 24, 2021
-7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
117°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 2, 1950
12°FJan 9, 1977
Feb
63°FFeb 10, 1932
9°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar
68°FMar 25, 1935
21°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
73°FApr 29, 1933
39°FApr 8, 1938
May
79°FMay 28, 2011
49°FMay 4, 1935
Jun
86°FJun 19, 2011
65°FJun 2, 1957
Jul
88°FJul 26, 2011
70°FJul 15, 2013
Aug
87°FAug 16, 1952
68°FAug 31, 1993
Sep
84°FSep 3, 2000
49°FSep 29, 1945
Oct
78°FOct 8, 1939
33°FOct 27, 2020
Nov
70°FNov 2, 1936
30°FNov 25, 1993
Dec
65°FDec 14, 1948
11°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
88°FJul 26, 2011
9°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.
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.
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.
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.
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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