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Austin, TX

30.321°N, 97.760°W · station ATTthr · 130 years of record
76°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Austin.
77°WED9/277°THU9/376°FRI9/476°SAT9/576°SUN9/676°MON9/776°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#107 / 129
coldest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

57°F
set in 1934

Mildest Sep 4 ever

78°F
set in 1941
Forecast low 76°F — 107th coldest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 57°F (1934) · coldest since 2025.
1897: 74°F1898: 73°F1899: 68°F1900: 70°F1901: 61°F1902: 70°F1903: 67°F1904: 74°F1905: 74°F1906: 71°F1907: 66°F1908: 73°F1909: 73°F1910: 77°F1911: 76°F1912: 76°F1913: 65°F1914: 73°F1915: 65°F1916: 70°F1917: 73°F1918: 76°F1919: 63°F1920: 71°F1921: 73°F1922: 72°F1923: 72°F1924: 69°F1925: 66°F1926: 73°F1927: 73°F1928: 72°F1929: 73°F1930: 69°F1931: 75°F1932: 72°F1933: 77°F1934: 57°F1935: 73°F1936: 76°F1937: 73°F1938: 72°F1939: 75°F1940: 75°F1941: 78°F1942: 71°F1943: 74°F1944: 74°F1945: 64°F1946: 71°F1947: 72°F1948: 69°F1949: 70°F1950: 71°F1951: 72°F1952: 69°F1953: 62°F1954: 68°F1955: 65°F1956: 73°F1957: 71°F1958: 74°F1959: 75°F1960: 74°F1961: 75°F1962: 74°F1963: 76°F1964: 76°F1965: 75°F1966: 74°F1967: 67°F1968: 72°F1969: 71°F1970: 78°F1971: 76°F1972: 77°F1973: 73°F1974: 58°F1975: 70°F1976: 74°F1977: 73°F1978: 72°F1979: 73°F1980: 71°F1981: 77°F1982: 72°F1983: 73°F1984: 72°F1985: 75°F1986: 76°F1987: 67°F1988: 74°F1989: 77°F1990: 71°F1991: 72°F1992: 70°F1993: 71°F1994: 70°F1995: 73°F1996: 74°F1997: 73°F1998: 76°F1999: 77°F2000: 76°F2001: 69°F2002: 75°F2003: 74°F2004: 63°F2005: 74°F2006: 73°F2007: 73°F2008: 77°F2009: 68°F2010: 73°F2011: 77°F2012: 75°F2013: 77°F2014: 73°F2015: 75°F2016: 73°F2017: 71°F2018: 74°F2019: 75°F2020: 72°F2021: 77°F2022: 71°F2023: 77°F2024: 74°F2025: 67°F76° forecast5560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 476°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#107 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-2°F (1949)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1897–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Austin in each calendar month, and for the whole 1897–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan90°FJan 30, 1971-2°FJan 31, 1949
Feb99°FFeb 21, 1996-1°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar98°FMar 28, 197118°FMar 3, 1943
Apr99°FApr 2, 193930°FApr 1, 1926
May104°FMay 24, 192540°FMay 1, 1925
Jun109°FJun 26, 201251°FJun 6, 1926
Jul110°FJul 23, 201857°FJul 2, 1924
Aug112°FAug 28, 201158°FAug 31, 1915
Sep112°FSep 5, 200041°FSep 27, 1942
Oct101°FOct 13, 202430°FOct 30, 1917
Nov93°FNov 7, 202520°FNov 30, 1911
Dec90°FDec 25, 19554°FDec 23, 1989
All-time112°FSep 5, 2000-2°FJan 31, 1949

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 24, 2018

Coldest high ever

20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan70°FJan 18, 190720°FJan 10, 1962
Feb72°FFeb 5, 191120°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar73°FMar 19, 189829°FMar 1, 1922
Apr77°FApr 28, 202644°FApr 9, 1928
May80°FMay 31, 199052°FMay 1, 1907
Jun82°FJun 15, 202366°FJun 19, 1912
Jul84°FJul 24, 201873°FJul 5, 1942
Aug83°FAug 31, 202073°FAug 2, 1925
Sep83°FSep 1, 202061°FSep 27, 1943
Oct79°FOct 8, 200941°FOct 29, 1925
Nov75°FNov 8, 191536°FNov 14, 1916
Dec71°FDec 10, 202122°FDec 20, 1924
All-time84°FJul 24, 201820°FFeb 12, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

15 days
record run, ended Dec 25 1989

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Austin's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 62°FJan: 42°FFeb: 66°FFeb: 46°FMar: 73°FMar: 52°FApr: 80°FApr: 59°FMay: 87°FMay: 67°FJun: 93°FJun: 73°FJul: 97°FJul: 75°FAug: 98°FAug: 75°FSep: 91°FSep: 70°FOct: 82°FOct: 61°FNov: 71°FNov: 50°FDec: 64°FDec: 43°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset5:54 PM
Solar noon11:31 AM
Daylight12h 46m · losing 12 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

30.32°N, 97.76°W

Nearby Stations

Austin-Bergstrom Airport, TX10 mi SESan Antonio, TX69 mi SWCollege Station, TX85 mi EWaco, TX94 mi NVictoria, TX112 mi SEHouston, TX145 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Austin's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Austin, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1897

Each cell is one day's low at Austin, coloured by temperature — 130 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Austin, TX daily low heat map 1897–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Austin — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 70th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 12. Record: 38 in 1899.

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