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Abilene, TX

32.411°N, 99.682°W · station ABIthr · 142 years of record
75°F
forecast low · Sep 5

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Abilene.
76°WED9/277°THU9/377°FRI9/475°SAT9/576°SUN9/675°MON9/776°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#130 / 140
coldest Sep 5 in 140 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 5 ever

53°F
set in 1889

Mildest Sep 5 ever

81°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 75°F — 130th coldest Sep 5 of 140 years · record 53°F (1889) · coldest since 2025.
1886: 71°F1887: 71°F1888: 59°F1889: 53°F1890: 68°F1891: 64°F1892: 63°F1893: 70°F1894: 72°F1895: 74°F1896: 69°F1897: 68°F1898: 74°F1899: 70°F1900: 70°F1901: 72°F1902: 69°F1903: 66°F1904: 64°F1905: 69°F1906: 66°F1907: 72°F1908: 71°F1909: 70°F1910: 70°F1911: 72°F1912: 74°F1913: 68°F1914: 70°F1915: 64°F1916: 69°F1917: 68°F1918: 60°F1919: 62°F1920: 61°F1921: 73°F1922: 73°F1923: 66°F1924: 64°F1925: 71°F1926: 73°F1927: 69°F1928: 60°F1929: 64°F1930: 69°F1931: 75°F1932: 68°F1933: 68°F1934: 64°F1935: 63°F1936: 77°F1937: 76°F1938: 72°F1939: 74°F1940: 71°F1941: 75°F1942: 68°F1943: 69°F1944: 72°F1945: 68°F1946: 71°F1947: 70°F1948: 72°F1949: 70°F1950: 66°F1951: 74°F1952: 69°F1953: 53°F1954: 72°F1955: 62°F1956: 71°F1957: 66°F1958: 66°F1959: 73°F1960: 68°F1961: 59°F1962: 60°F1963: 74°F1964: 74°F1965: 77°F1966: 65°F1967: 65°F1968: 67°F1969: 72°F1970: 75°F1971: 74°F1972: 64°F1973: 62°F1974: 54°F1975: 65°F1976: 69°F1977: 74°F1978: 68°F1979: 71°F1980: 73°F1981: 72°F1982: 62°F1983: 73°F1984: 57°F1985: 75°F1986: 67°F1987: 62°F1988: 55°F1989: 77°F1990: 72°F1991: 69°F1992: 67°F1993: 62°F1994: 70°F1995: 72°F1996: 67°F1997: 68°F1998: 73°F1999: 71°F2000: 77°F2001: 68°F2002: 69°F2003: 65°F2004: 65°F2005: 69°F2006: 65°F2007: 69°F2008: 60°F2009: 65°F2010: 66°F2011: 55°F2012: 79°F2013: 71°F2014: 73°F2015: 74°F2016: 71°F2017: 66°F2018: 72°F2019: 70°F2020: 69°F2021: 70°F2022: 71°F2023: 81°F2024: 68°F2025: 69°F75° forecast505560657075808518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 575°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#130 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°FJan 31, 1911-9°FJan 4, 1947
Feb94°FFeb 25, 1904-7°FFeb 2, 1985
Mar98°FMar 21, 19169°FMar 11, 1948
Apr104°FApr 25, 201225°FApr 5, 1886
May109°FMay 24, 200033°FMay 4, 1907
Jun110°FJun 30, 190744°FJun 3, 1919
Jul110°FJul 18, 188654°FJul 31, 1911
Aug113°FAug 21, 202448°FAug 31, 1915
Sep108°FSep 8, 202338°FSep 24, 1989
Oct103°FOct 1, 197920°FOct 31, 2019
Nov93°FNov 8, 202313°FNov 27, 1887
Dec90°FDec 26, 2021-7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time113°FAug 21, 2024-9°FJan 4, 1947

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Abilene so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 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

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 4, 1894

Coldest high ever

7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 15, 1888
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan64°FJan 1, 19657°FJan 15, 1888
Feb64°FFeb 16, 191111°FFeb 7, 1895
Mar68°FMar 21, 191621°FMar 1, 1922
Apr74°FApr 28, 190236°FApr 7, 2007
May80°FMay 31, 189645°FMay 4, 1935
Jun83°FJun 30, 190759°FJun 13, 1903
Jul86°FJul 4, 189468°FJul 11, 1895
Aug84°FAug 8, 202366°FAug 4, 1894
Sep81°FSep 5, 202348°FSep 29, 1945
Oct76°FOct 1, 198632°FOct 27, 2020
Nov71°FNov 15, 196426°FNov 27, 1887
Dec64°FDec 15, 202112°FDec 22, 1983
All-time86°FJul 4, 18947°FJan 15, 1888

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: 68°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 13 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 Sep 5 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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