Texas · THREADEX · 1941–2026

McAllen, TX

26.179°N, 98.245°W · station MFEthr · 86 years of record
78°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for McAllen.
79°TUE7/1481°WED7/1580°THU7/1680°FRI7/1779°SAT7/1878°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#61 / 85
coldest Jul 19 in 85 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

67°F
set in 1945

Mildest Jul 19 ever

82°F
set in 2009

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at McAllen. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6774821941: 78°F1942: 72°F1943: 73°F1944: 75°F1945: 67°F1946: 70°F1947: 77°F1948: 72°F1949: 79°F1950: 75°F1951: 72°F1952: 74°F1953: 75°F1954: 73°F1955: 73°F1956: 72°F1957: 76°F1958: 74°F1959: 75°F1960: 76°F1961: 74°F1962: 74°F1963: 74°F1964: 74°F1965: 74°F1966: 76°F1967: 78°F1968: 74°F1969: 75°F1970: 71°F1971: 71°F1972: 74°F1973: 75°F1974: 75°F1975: 76°F1976: 76°F1977: 74°F1978: 78°F1979: 75°F1980: 74°F1981: 76°F1982: 77°F1983: 75°F1984: 74°F1985: 76°F1986: 74°F1987: 77°F1988: 73°F1989: 78°F1990: 77°F1991: 76°F1992: 77°F1993: 74°F1994: 74°F1995: 78°F1996: 79°F1997: 78°F1998: 79°F1999: 76°F2000: 75°F2001: 78°F2002: 77°F2003: 74°F2004: 76°F2005: 79°F2006: 78°F2007: 73°F2008: 77°F2009: 82°F2010: 78°F2011: 77°F2012: 78°F2013: 76°F2014: 80°F2015: 82°F2016: 79°F2017: 80°F2018: 80°F2019: 78°F2020: 76°F2021: 77°F2022: 78°F2023: 80°F2024: 79°F2025: 80°F78° forecast194119452025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1978°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record67°F
This-date rank#61 of 85
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record13°F (1962)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1941–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at McAllen in each calendar month, and for the whole 1941–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan96°F201713°F1962
Feb101°F200919°F1951
Mar105°F198431°F1951
Apr109°F202240°F1944
May111°F202450°F1944
Jun111°F201759°F1970
Jul109°F200965°F1945
Aug108°F198864°F1946
Sep108°F201150°F1942
Oct104°F201241°F1993
Nov102°F198830°F1959
Dec96°F197718°F1989
All-time111°F201713°F1962

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 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

6 days
record run, ended Feb 3 1951

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from McAllen's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 78°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 72°FJan: 51°FFeb: 77°FFeb: 56°FMar: 82°FMar: 61°FApr: 88°FApr: 67°FMay: 92°FMay: 73°FJun: 97°FJun: 77°FJul: 98°FJul: 78°FAug: 99°FAug: 78°FSep: 94°FSep: 74°FOct: 88°FOct: 68°FNov: 80°FNov: 59°FDec: 73°FDec: 53°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight13h 39m · losing 4 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

26.18°N, 98.25°W

Nearby Stations

Brownsville, TX54 mi ECorpus Christi, TX119 mi NELaredo, TX120 mi NWVictoria, TX202 mi NESan Antonio, TX232 mi NDel Rio, TX275 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against McAllen's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
McAllen, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1941

Each cell is one day's low at McAllen, coloured by temperature — 86 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
McAllen, TX daily low heat map 1941–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at McAllen — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
1 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 32nd most in 86 years. Normal for this point: 2. Record: 8 in 1951.

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