Texas · THREADEX · 1930–2026

Midland-Odessa, TX

31.948°N, 102.209°W · station MAFthr · 97 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Midland-Odessa.
69°TUE7/1467°WED7/1566°THU7/1668°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#11 / 96
coldest Jul 16 in 96 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

63°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 16 ever

81°F
set in 2020

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Midland-Odessa. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6372811930: 65°F1931: 68°F1932: 66°F1933: 64°F1934: 73°F1935: 65°F1936: 68°F1937: 70°F1938: 69°F1939: 70°F1940: 64°F1941: 69°F1942: 68°F1943: 73°F1944: 73°F1945: 69°F1946: 70°F1947: 70°F1948: 69°F1949: 67°F1950: 65°F1951: 73°F1952: 67°F1953: 69°F1954: 69°F1955: 70°F1956: 74°F1957: 72°F1958: 71°F1959: 67°F1960: 64°F1961: 67°F1962: 66°F1963: 70°F1964: 76°F1965: 67°F1966: 73°F1967: 71°F1968: 70°F1969: 75°F1970: 68°F1971: 69°F1972: 70°F1973: 64°F1974: 74°F1975: 63°F1976: 67°F1977: 69°F1978: 73°F1979: 74°F1980: 71°F1981: 68°F1982: 69°F1983: 71°F1984: 68°F1985: 68°F1986: 67°F1987: 69°F1988: 68°F1989: 71°F1990: 65°F1991: 67°F1992: 71°F1993: 68°F1994: 71°F1995: 71°F1996: 69°F1997: 67°F1998: 71°F1999: 73°F2000: 75°F2001: 80°F2002: 69°F2003: 70°F2004: 67°F2005: 68°F2006: 74°F2007: 67°F2008: 69°F2009: 74°F2010: 73°F2011: 77°F2012: 71°F2013: 63°F2014: 70°F2015: 72°F2016: 77°F2017: 70°F2018: 74°F2019: 76°F2020: 81°F2021: 72°F2022: 74°F2023: 73°F2024: 74°F2025: 73°F66° forecast193019752025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1666°F
Coldest this date since2013
This-date record63°F
This-date rank#11 of 96
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-11°F (1933)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1930–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Midland-Odessa in each calendar month, and for the whole 1930–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°F1974-8°F1962
Feb92°F2017-11°F1933
Mar99°F20269°F1980
Apr104°F201220°F1973
May108°F198932°F2013
Jun116°F199447°F1947
Jul112°F198949°F1936
Aug113°F201952°F1947
Sep107°F195336°F1989
Oct101°F200016°F2019
Nov90°F199610°F1938
Dec85°F1954-1°F1989
All-time116°F1994-11°F1933

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Midland-Odessa so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (99°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

29 days
record run, ended Feb 21 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Midland-Odessa's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 31°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 35°FMar: 72°FMar: 42°FApr: 80°FApr: 50°FMay: 88°FMay: 61°FJun: 95°FJun: 69°FJul: 96°FJul: 71°FAug: 94°FAug: 70°FSep: 87°FSep: 63°FOct: 79°FOct: 52°FNov: 67°FNov: 40°FDec: 59°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:52 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight14h 04m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.95°N, 102.21°W

Nearby Stations

San Angelo, TX108 mi ELubbock, TX120 mi NAbilene, TX151 mi ERoswell, NM163 mi NWDel Rio, TX193 mi SEChildress, TX204 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Midland-Odessa'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.
Midland-Odessa, TX — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Midland-Odessa's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Midland-Odessa, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1930

Each cell is one day's low at Midland-Odessa, coloured by temperature — 97 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Midland-Odessa, TX daily low heat map 1930–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Midland-Odessa — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
23 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 87th most in 97 years. Normal for this point: 36. Record: 56 in 1966.

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