Texas · THREADEX · 1901–2026

Waco, TX

31.618°N, 97.228°W · station ACTthr · 126 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Waco.
73°TUE7/1471°WED7/1572°THU7/1674°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#14 / 124
coldest Jul 15 in 124 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

63°F
set in 1987

Mildest Jul 15 ever

83°F
set in 1933

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Waco. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6373831902: 77°F1903: 72°F1904: 78°F1905: 75°F1906: 76°F1907: 78°F1908: 76°F1909: 81°F1910: 74°F1911: 76°F1912: 78°F1913: 79°F1914: 81°F1915: 81°F1916: 78°F1917: 73°F1918: 80°F1919: 77°F1920: 77°F1921: 76°F1922: 74°F1923: 81°F1924: 80°F1925: 78°F1926: 71°F1927: 78°F1928: 77°F1929: 78°F1930: 73°F1931: 78°F1932: 73°F1933: 83°F1934: 81°F1935: 72°F1936: 73°F1937: 74°F1938: 73°F1939: 74°F1940: 69°F1941: 71°F1942: 75°F1943: 75°F1944: 76°F1945: 73°F1946: 76°F1947: 76°F1948: 76°F1949: 70°F1950: 70°F1951: 77°F1952: 75°F1953: 71°F1954: 75°F1955: 73°F1956: 76°F1957: 76°F1958: 78°F1959: 73°F1960: 76°F1961: 75°F1962: 78°F1963: 78°F1964: 69°F1965: 75°F1966: 79°F1967: 64°F1968: 78°F1969: 80°F1970: 76°F1971: 79°F1972: 74°F1973: 73°F1974: 72°F1975: 68°F1976: 73°F1977: 77°F1978: 81°F1979: 77°F1980: 74°F1981: 76°F1982: 76°F1983: 73°F1984: 79°F1985: 76°F1986: 75°F1987: 63°F1988: 75°F1989: 77°F1990: 65°F1991: 70°F1992: 77°F1993: 74°F1994: 79°F1995: 72°F1996: 75°F1997: 73°F1998: 75°F1999: 74°F2000: 74°F2001: 79°F2002: 71°F2003: 69°F2004: 70°F2005: 73°F2006: 76°F2007: 70°F2008: 75°F2009: 77°F2010: 78°F2011: 81°F2012: 73°F2013: 67°F2014: 73°F2015: 73°F2016: 77°F2017: 74°F2018: 78°F2019: 72°F2020: 77°F2021: 74°F2022: 72°F2023: 79°F2024: 74°F2025: 77°F71° forecast190220251987

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1571°F
Coldest this date since2013
This-date record63°F
This-date rank#14 of 124
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-5°F (1949)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1901–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Waco in each calendar month, and for the whole 1901–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°F1911-5°F1949
Feb96°F1996-1°F2021
Mar100°F197115°F1943
Apr101°F196326°F2009
May102°F198534°F2013
Jun109°F198052°F1919
Jul114°F201858°F2013
Aug112°F196953°F1992
Sep111°F200039°F1942
Oct104°F202425°F1993
Nov92°F194817°F1976
Dec91°F1955-4°F1989
All-time114°F2018-5°F1949

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

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

18 days
record run, ended Dec 28 1989

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Waco's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 75°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 59°FJan: 36°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 40°FMar: 70°FMar: 48°FApr: 78°FApr: 55°FMay: 86°FMay: 64°FJun: 93°FJun: 72°FJul: 97°FJul: 75°FAug: 97°FAug: 74°FSep: 91°FSep: 67°FOct: 81°FOct: 57°FNov: 69°FNov: 46°FDec: 60°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight14h 03m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.62°N, 97.23°W

Nearby Stations

Dallas, TX87 mi NCollege Station, TX87 mi SEDallas-Fort Worth, TX89 mi NAustin, TX94 mi SAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX102 mi STyler, TX118 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Waco'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.
Waco, TX — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Waco's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Waco, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1901

Each cell is one day's low at Waco, coloured by temperature — 126 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Waco, TX daily low heat map 1901–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Waco — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 62nd most in 126 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 45 in 2022.

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