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Waco, TX

31.618°N, 97.228°W · station ACTthr · 126 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Waco.
75°WED9/276°THU9/373°FRI9/474°SAT9/574°SUN9/675°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#69 / 124
coldest Sep 4 in 124 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

56°F
set in 1934

Mildest Sep 4 ever

82°F
set in 1918
Forecast low 73°F — 69th coldest Sep 4 of 124 years · record 56°F (1934) · coldest since 2025.
1902: 74°F1903: 67°F1904: 75°F1905: 71°F1906: 70°F1907: 65°F1908: 69°F1909: 76°F1910: 80°F1911: 75°F1912: 76°F1913: 70°F1914: 76°F1915: 64°F1916: 74°F1917: 75°F1918: 82°F1919: 65°F1920: 70°F1921: 76°F1922: 75°F1923: 72°F1924: 71°F1925: 78°F1926: 76°F1927: 76°F1928: 69°F1929: 77°F1930: 76°F1931: 76°F1932: 76°F1933: 76°F1934: 56°F1935: 71°F1936: 77°F1937: 72°F1938: 69°F1939: 73°F1940: 72°F1941: 77°F1942: 71°F1943: 69°F1944: 77°F1945: 70°F1946: 72°F1947: 74°F1948: 65°F1949: 72°F1950: 70°F1951: 77°F1952: 69°F1953: 63°F1954: 69°F1955: 65°F1956: 72°F1957: 68°F1958: 72°F1959: 73°F1960: 75°F1961: 71°F1962: 77°F1963: 77°F1964: 77°F1965: 76°F1966: 77°F1967: 71°F1968: 72°F1969: 71°F1970: 80°F1971: 76°F1972: 72°F1973: 73°F1974: 58°F1975: 71°F1976: 72°F1977: 71°F1978: 75°F1979: 71°F1980: 71°F1981: 72°F1982: 67°F1983: 75°F1984: 72°F1985: 77°F1986: 75°F1987: 63°F1988: 74°F1989: 76°F1990: 70°F1991: 71°F1992: 72°F1993: 57°F1994: 73°F1995: 75°F1996: 72°F1997: 70°F1998: 75°F1999: 77°F2000: 74°F2001: 72°F2002: 72°F2003: 70°F2004: 63°F2005: 70°F2006: 70°F2007: 72°F2008: 69°F2009: 70°F2010: 66°F2011: 76°F2012: 77°F2013: 74°F2014: 76°F2015: 75°F2016: 70°F2017: 70°F2018: 75°F2019: 71°F2020: 72°F2021: 76°F2022: 69°F2023: 78°F2024: 73°F2025: 64°F73° forecast55606570758085191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 473°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record56°F
This-date rank#69 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°FJan 30, 1911-5°FJan 31, 1949
Feb96°FFeb 21, 1996-1°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar100°FMar 28, 197115°FMar 3, 1943
Apr101°FApr 9, 196326°FApr 7, 2009
May102°FMay 31, 198534°FMay 4, 2013
Jun109°FJun 27, 198052°FJun 3, 1919
Jul114°FJul 23, 201858°FJul 3, 2013
Aug112°FAug 11, 196953°FAug 28, 1992
Sep111°FSep 4, 200039°FSep 27, 1942
Oct104°FOct 13, 202425°FOct 31, 1993
Nov92°FNov 4, 194817°FNov 29, 1976
Dec91°FDec 24, 1955-4°FDec 23, 1989
All-time114°FJul 23, 2018-5°FJan 31, 1949

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 2 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 · Aug 2, 2011

Coldest high ever

17°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1905
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 25, 190917°FJan 11, 1918
Feb68°FFeb 2, 190317°FFeb 12, 1905
Mar78°FMar 15, 192128°FMar 5, 1989
Apr75°FApr 3, 191340°FApr 8, 1938
May79°FMay 30, 191354°FMay 6, 1917
Jun83°FJun 17, 192565°FJun 13, 1903
Jul85°FJul 18, 192575°FJul 15, 2013
Aug86°FAug 2, 201174°FAug 28, 1944
Sep82°FSep 4, 191860°FSep 29, 1945
Oct81°FOct 1, 197740°FOct 29, 1925
Nov77°FNov 17, 192133°FNov 13, 1976
Dec71°FDec 16, 192418°FDec 22, 1989
All-time86°FAug 2, 201117°FFeb 12, 1905

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: 71°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 49m · losing 12 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 Sep 4 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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