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Houston, TX

29.984°N, 95.361°W · station IAHthr · 138 years of record
76°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Houston.
76°WED9/277°THU9/376°FRI9/476°SAT9/576°SUN9/677°MON9/777°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#98 / 137
coldest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

60°F
set in 1893

Mildest Sep 2 ever

84°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 76°F — 98th coldest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 60°F (1893) · coldest since 2025.
1889: 70°F1890: 64°F1891: 69°F1892: 72°F1893: 60°F1894: 74°F1895: 74°F1896: 73°F1897: 74°F1898: 75°F1899: 70°F1900: 75°F1901: 75°F1902: 73°F1903: 69°F1904: 73°F1905: 72°F1906: 71°F1907: 73°F1908: 72°F1909: 73°F1910: 75°F1911: 74°F1912: 74°F1913: 74°F1914: 76°F1915: 62°F1916: 76°F1917: 73°F1918: 77°F1919: 64°F1920: 76°F1921: 75°F1922: 76°F1923: 75°F1924: 74°F1925: 72°F1926: 76°F1927: 76°F1928: 74°F1929: 71°F1930: 73°F1931: 74°F1932: 76°F1933: 77°F1934: 76°F1935: 76°F1936: 76°F1937: 70°F1938: 72°F1939: 76°F1940: 75°F1941: 76°F1942: 75°F1943: 74°F1944: 73°F1945: 75°F1946: 74°F1947: 78°F1948: 73°F1949: 73°F1950: 68°F1951: 79°F1952: 78°F1953: 73°F1954: 76°F1955: 70°F1956: 76°F1957: 78°F1958: 74°F1959: 76°F1960: 76°F1961: 79°F1962: 78°F1963: 78°F1964: 77°F1965: 73°F1966: 76°F1967: 69°F1968: 74°F1969: 69°F1970: 74°F1971: 68°F1972: 66°F1973: 73°F1974: 72°F1975: 68°F1976: 69°F1977: 72°F1978: 71°F1979: 72°F1980: 79°F1981: 74°F1982: 72°F1983: 74°F1984: 72°F1985: 73°F1986: 73°F1987: 67°F1988: 74°F1989: 73°F1990: 71°F1991: 74°F1992: 71°F1993: 74°F1994: 73°F1995: 74°F1996: 70°F1997: 71°F1998: 72°F1999: 73°F2000: 74°F2001: 74°F2002: 75°F2003: 76°F2004: 65°F2005: 74°F2006: 73°F2007: 74°F2008: 76°F2009: 66°F2010: 77°F2011: 78°F2012: 76°F2013: 76°F2014: 76°F2015: 73°F2016: 77°F2017: 72°F2018: 76°F2019: 75°F2020: 84°F2021: 76°F2022: 74°F2023: 75°F2024: 77°F2025: 73°F76° forecast60657075808518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 276°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record60°F
This-date rank#98 of 137
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record5°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Houston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan85°FJan 1, 20225°FJan 18, 1930
Feb91°FFeb 20, 19866°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar96°FMar 30, 194621°FMar 3, 1943
Apr95°FApr 28, 198731°FApr 10, 1973
May99°FMay 29, 199642°FMay 4, 2013
Jun107°FJun 29, 201352°FJun 3, 1970
Jul105°FJul 26, 195462°FJul 7, 1972
Aug109°FAug 27, 201157°FAug 26, 1891
Sep109°FSep 4, 200045°FSep 27, 1942
Oct99°FOct 1, 190029°FOct 31, 1993
Nov89°FNov 14, 192119°FNov 30, 1976
Dec85°FDec 3, 19957°FDec 23, 1989
All-time109°FSep 4, 20005°FJan 18, 1930

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 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 · Sep 1, 2020

Coldest high ever

20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan71°FJan 25, 195024°FJan 22, 1930
Feb73°FFeb 28, 201720°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar74°FMar 19, 202033°FMar 10, 1932
Apr78°FApr 27, 202642°FApr 8, 1938
May82°FMay 25, 202560°FMay 3, 1978
Jun83°FJun 23, 201966°FJun 4, 1969
Jul83°FJul 30, 200974°FJul 5, 1891
Aug83°FAug 4, 198074°FAug 25, 1966
Sep84°FSep 1, 202064°FSep 26, 1889
Oct82°FOct 8, 200947°FOct 31, 1925
Nov78°FNov 4, 202438°FNov 14, 1920
Dec76°FDec 10, 202127°FDec 20, 1924
All-time84°FSep 1, 202020°FFeb 13, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

11 days
record run, ended Jan 28 1940

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Houston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 73°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 64°FJan: 43°FFeb: 68°FFeb: 47°FMar: 74°FMar: 53°FApr: 80°FApr: 60°FMay: 87°FMay: 68°FJun: 92°FJun: 73°FJul: 94°FJul: 75°FAug: 95°FAug: 75°FSep: 90°FSep: 70°FOct: 82°FOct: 61°FNov: 72°FNov: 51°FDec: 65°FDec: 45°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:44 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight12h 46m · losing 12 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.98°N, 95.36°W

Nearby Stations

Galveston, TX57 mi SECollege Station, TX73 mi NWBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX79 mi EVictoria, TX122 mi SWLake Charles, LA127 mi EAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX139 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Houston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Houston, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's low at Houston, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Houston, TX daily low heat map 1889–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Houston — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 48th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 34 in 1978.

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