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Wichita Falls, TX

33.978°N, 98.493°W · station SPSthr · 104 years of record
73°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wichita Falls.
75°WED9/273°THU9/374°FRI9/473°SAT9/574°SUN9/674°MON9/775°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#79 / 102
coldest Sep 3 in 102 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 3 ever

52°F
set in 1974

Mildest Sep 3 ever

80°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 73°F — 79th coldest Sep 3 of 102 years · record 52°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
1924: 68°F1925: 73°F1926: 77°F1927: 72°F1928: 66°F1929: 75°F1930: 73°F1931: 70°F1932: 67°F1933: 68°F1934: 59°F1935: 65°F1936: 77°F1937: 71°F1938: 75°F1939: 80°F1940: 72°F1941: 75°F1942: 68°F1943: 74°F1944: 67°F1945: 63°F1946: 70°F1947: 77°F1948: 63°F1949: 63°F1950: 66°F1951: 79°F1952: 56°F1953: 62°F1954: 75°F1955: 64°F1956: 67°F1957: 67°F1958: 75°F1959: 62°F1960: 71°F1961: 61°F1962: 69°F1963: 74°F1964: 68°F1965: 69°F1966: 69°F1967: 63°F1968: 64°F1969: 68°F1970: 74°F1971: 71°F1972: 63°F1973: 70°F1974: 52°F1975: 68°F1976: 68°F1977: 69°F1978: 73°F1979: 71°F1980: 69°F1981: 67°F1982: 69°F1983: 62°F1984: 74°F1985: 68°F1986: 71°F1987: 61°F1988: 71°F1989: 70°F1990: 68°F1991: 69°F1992: 71°F1993: 62°F1994: 70°F1995: 72°F1996: 66°F1997: 74°F1998: 75°F1999: 72°F2000: 76°F2001: 72°F2002: 71°F2003: 72°F2004: 67°F2005: 68°F2006: 64°F2007: 72°F2008: 71°F2009: 68°F2010: 63°F2011: 74°F2012: 78°F2013: 66°F2014: 76°F2015: 68°F2016: 70°F2017: 65°F2018: 71°F2019: 70°F2020: 69°F2021: 74°F2022: 70°F2023: 70°F2024: 72°F2025: 62°F73° forecast505560657075801930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 373°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#79 of 102
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-12°F (1947)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1923–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wichita Falls in each calendar month, and for the whole 1923–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan87°FJan 23, 1943-12°FJan 4, 1947
Feb94°FFeb 11, 2017-8°FFeb 2, 1985
Mar100°FMar 27, 19716°FMar 11, 1948
Apr103°FApr 18, 201124°FApr 3, 1975
May110°FMay 23, 200035°FMay 1, 2014
Jun117°FJun 28, 198050°FJun 5, 1928
Jul115°FJul 19, 202254°FJul 5, 1924
Aug113°FAug 11, 193653°FAug 28, 1992
Sep112°FSep 8, 202338°FSep 27, 1942
Oct102°FOct 1, 193821°FOct 31, 1993
Nov92°FNov 15, 202514°FNov 24, 1950
Dec91°FDec 24, 2021-7°FDec 23, 1989
All-time117°FJun 28, 1980-12°FJan 4, 1947

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 1 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

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 26, 2011

Coldest high ever

9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 15, 2021
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 2, 195012°FJan 9, 1977
Feb63°FFeb 10, 19329°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar68°FMar 25, 193521°FMar 11, 1948
Apr73°FApr 29, 193339°FApr 8, 1938
May79°FMay 28, 201149°FMay 4, 1935
Jun86°FJun 19, 201165°FJun 2, 1957
Jul88°FJul 26, 201170°FJul 15, 2013
Aug87°FAug 16, 195268°FAug 31, 1993
Sep84°FSep 3, 200049°FSep 29, 1945
Oct78°FOct 8, 193933°FOct 27, 2020
Nov70°FNov 2, 193630°FNov 25, 1993
Dec65°FDec 14, 194811°FDec 24, 1983
All-time88°FJul 26, 20119°FFeb 15, 2021

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

40 days
record run, ended Feb 8 1985

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Wichita Falls's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 55°FJan: 31°FFeb: 59°FFeb: 34°FMar: 68°FMar: 42°FApr: 76°FApr: 50°FMay: 84°FMay: 60°FJun: 92°FJun: 69°FJul: 97°FJul: 73°FAug: 97°FAug: 72°FSep: 88°FSep: 65°FOct: 78°FOct: 53°FNov: 65°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:00 PM
Solar noon11:34 AM
Daylight12h 53m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.98°N, 98.49°W

Nearby Stations

Lawton, OK40 mi NChildress, TX106 mi WOklahoma City, OK109 mi NEDallas-Fort Worth, TX113 mi SEDallas, TX123 mi SEAbilene, TX128 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Wichita Falls'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.
Wichita Falls, TX — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Wichita Falls's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Wichita Falls, TX — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1923

Each cell is one day's low at Wichita Falls, coloured by temperature — 104 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wichita Falls, TX daily low heat map 1923–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Wichita Falls — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
27 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 104 years. Normal for this point: 37. Record: 63 in 1978.

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