All-time weather records — Big Spring, TX
Climate change signal in Big Spring
of Big Spring's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (51 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (41 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | 9 | ||
| 1950s | 54 | 48 | ||
| 1960s | 36 | 55 | ||
| 1970s | 35 | 73 | ||
| 1980s | 39 | 60 | ||
| 1990s | 43 | 61 | ||
| 2000s | 60 | 9 | ||
| 2010s | 78 | 35 | ||
| 2020s | 14 | 16 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1948, the latest in 2021. Period of observation: 1948-2021.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88.0°F — Jan 11, 1982 | -2.0°F — Jan 12, 1962 | 1.90 in — Jan 16, 2017 |
| February | 91.0°F — Feb 12, 2017 | -5.1°F — Feb 2, 1985 | 2.30 in — Feb 24, 1992 |
| March | 97.0°F — Mar 28, 1971 | 9.0°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 4.20 in — Mar 23, 2000 |
| April | 105.1°F — Apr 26, 2012 | 5.0°F — Apr 17, 1987 | 3.15 in — Apr 16, 2010 |
| May | 109.0°F — May 25, 2000 | 30.9°F — May 14, 1971 | 4.84 in — May 11, 1994 |
| June | 114.1°F — Jun 28, 1994 | 36.0°F — Jun 13, 1995 | 3.12 in — Jun 30, 2010 |
| July | 109.9°F — Jul 13, 2020 | 1.0°F — Jul 6, 2013 | 3.15 in — Jul 23, 1948 |
| August | 111.9°F — Aug 26, 2019 | 41.0°F — Aug 4, 1995 | 5.09 in — Aug 18, 2007 |
| September | 108.0°F — Sep 2, 2000 | 39.0°F — Sep 24, 1989 | 5.00 in — Sep 29, 2012 |
| October | 100.9°F — Oct 3, 2000 | 19.0°F — Oct 31, 2019 | 3.43 in — Oct 3, 1953 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 9, 1980 | 15.1°F — Nov 14, 1976 | 3.50 in — Nov 6, 2016 |
| December | 86.0°F — Dec 4, 1954 | 1.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 1.60 in — Dec 8, 1980 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Big Spring.