Texas · THREADEX · 1885–2026

Abilene, TX

32.411°N, 99.682°W · station ABIthr · 142 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Abilene.
70°TUE7/1468°WED7/1569°THU7/1670°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#18 / 140
coldest Jul 15 in 140 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

59°F
set in 1926

Mildest Jul 15 ever

84°F
set in 2020

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Abilene. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5972841886: 73°F1887: 77°F1888: 74°F1889: 73°F1890: 76°F1891: 69°F1892: 75°F1893: 77°F1894: 70°F1895: 72°F1896: 72°F1897: 74°F1898: 65°F1899: 71°F1900: 73°F1901: 75°F1902: 68°F1903: 74°F1904: 73°F1905: 69°F1906: 71°F1907: 75°F1908: 66°F1909: 68°F1910: 77°F1911: 69°F1912: 77°F1913: 74°F1914: 74°F1915: 74°F1916: 70°F1917: 75°F1918: 73°F1919: 73°F1920: 74°F1921: 76°F1922: 69°F1923: 80°F1924: 76°F1925: 70°F1926: 59°F1927: 70°F1928: 74°F1929: 73°F1930: 65°F1931: 72°F1932: 70°F1933: 71°F1934: 78°F1935: 68°F1936: 72°F1937: 77°F1938: 74°F1939: 73°F1940: 66°F1941: 69°F1942: 73°F1943: 74°F1944: 70°F1945: 69°F1946: 78°F1947: 75°F1948: 74°F1949: 71°F1950: 70°F1951: 75°F1952: 75°F1953: 60°F1954: 73°F1955: 72°F1956: 75°F1957: 75°F1958: 77°F1959: 71°F1960: 71°F1961: 65°F1962: 76°F1963: 69°F1964: 67°F1965: 74°F1966: 77°F1967: 66°F1968: 72°F1969: 81°F1970: 73°F1971: 76°F1972: 67°F1973: 68°F1974: 70°F1975: 66°F1976: 68°F1977: 73°F1978: 82°F1979: 76°F1980: 78°F1981: 76°F1982: 74°F1983: 67°F1984: 74°F1985: 73°F1986: 72°F1987: 68°F1988: 74°F1989: 73°F1990: 60°F1991: 72°F1992: 71°F1993: 72°F1994: 74°F1995: 72°F1996: 72°F1997: 71°F1998: 71°F1999: 73°F2000: 70°F2001: 76°F2002: 67°F2003: 75°F2004: 69°F2005: 71°F2006: 76°F2007: 65°F2008: 68°F2009: 77°F2010: 75°F2011: 82°F2012: 71°F2013: 63°F2014: 71°F2015: 72°F2016: 75°F2017: 72°F2018: 72°F2019: 71°F2020: 84°F2021: 72°F2022: 67°F2023: 81°F2024: 76°F2025: 72°F68° forecast188619262025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1568°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record59°F
This-date rank#18 of 140
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-9°F (1947)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1885–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Abilene in each calendar month, and for the whole 1885–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°F1911-9°F1947
Feb94°F1904-7°F1985
Mar98°F19169°F1948
Apr104°F201225°F1886
May109°F200033°F1907
Jun110°F190744°F1919
Jul110°F188654°F1911
Aug113°F202448°F1915
Sep108°F202338°F1989
Oct103°F197920°F2019
Nov93°F202313°F1887
Dec90°F2021-7°F1989
All-time113°F2024-9°F1947

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Abilene so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

28 days
record run, ended Feb 20 1895

So far in 2026

22 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Abilene's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 33°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 37°FMar: 70°FMar: 45°FApr: 78°FApr: 52°FMay: 85°FMay: 62°FJun: 92°FJun: 69°FJul: 95°FJul: 73°FAug: 95°FAug: 72°FSep: 87°FSep: 65°FOct: 78°FOct: 54°FNov: 66°FNov: 43°FDec: 58°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:41 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 07m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.41°N, 99.68°W

Nearby Stations

San Angelo, TX87 mi SWWichita Falls, TX128 mi NEChildress, TX143 mi NMidland-Odessa, TX151 mi WLubbock, TX151 mi NWWaco, TX153 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Abilene's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Abilene, TX — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Abilene's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Abilene, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1885

Each cell is one day's low at Abilene, coloured by temperature — 142 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Abilene, TX daily low heat map 1885–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Abilene — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
22 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 114th most in 142 years. Normal for this point: 30. Record: 54 in 1978.

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