Texas · THREADEX · 1885–2026
Abilene, TX
32.411°N, 99.682°W · station ABIthr · 142 years of record
68°F
COLDEST JUL 15 SINCE 2022
forecast low · Jul 15
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Abilene.
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.
| Forecast low · Jul 15 | 68°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2022 |
| This-date record | 59°F |
| This-date rank | #18 of 140 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -9°F (1947) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1885–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 90°F1911 | -9°F1947 |
| Feb | 94°F1904 | -7°F1985 |
| Mar | 98°F1916 | 9°F1948 |
| Apr | 104°F2012 | 25°F1886 |
| May | 109°F2000 | 33°F1907 |
| Jun | 110°F1907 | 44°F1919 |
| Jul | 110°F1886 | 54°F1911 |
| Aug | 113°F2024 | 48°F1915 |
| Sep | 108°F2023 | 38°F1989 |
| Oct | 103°F1979 | 20°F2019 |
| Nov | 93°F2023 | 13°F1887 |
| Dec | 90°F2021 | -7°F1989 |
| All-time | 113°F2024 | -9°F1947 |
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
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
Normal low & low by month, from Abilene's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:41 AM |
| Sunset | 6:48 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:44 AM |
| Daylight | 14h 07m · losing 5 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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