All-time weather records — Matador, TX

Record high
116.1°F
June 28, 1994
Record low
-6.0°F
February 15, 2021
Wettest day
5.80 in
September 12, 2008

Climate change signal in Matador

21%

of Matador's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (77 of 366 records since 2015).

12.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (47 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
5
11
1950s
55
72
1960s
35
63
1970s
60
56
1980s
41
42
1990s
22
32
2000s
35
23
2010s
53
38
2020s
60
29

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 2026. Period of observation: 1947-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 87.1°F — Jan 4, 2006 -4.0°F — Jan 4, 1959 1.79 in — Jan 10, 2013
February 93.0°F — Feb 12, 2017 -6.0°F — Feb 15, 2021 2.40 in — Feb 14, 2017
March 100.9°F — Mar 22, 2026 3.0°F — Mar 11, 1948 3.12 in — Mar 22, 2000
April 106.0°F — Apr 26, 2012 21.9°F — Apr 10, 1973 3.05 in — Apr 25, 1997
May 109.9°F — May 20, 2022 32.0°F — May 3, 1954 3.74 in — May 25, 2019
June 116.1°F — Jun 28, 1994 46.0°F — Jun 1, 1964 5.11 in — Jun 5, 1985
July 113.0°F — Jul 15, 2020 54.0°F — Jul 14, 1950 2.90 in — Jul 9, 1961
August 111.0°F — Aug 6, 1964 52.0°F — Aug 21, 1950 4.15 in — Aug 3, 1995
September 106.0°F — Sep 9, 2023 37.0°F — Sep 24, 1989 5.80 in — Sep 12, 2008
October 105.1°F — Oct 1, 1977 18.0°F — Oct 31, 2019 5.30 in — Oct 20, 1983
November 93.9°F — Nov 10, 2006 10.0°F — Nov 30, 2006 3.16 in — Nov 8, 2024
December 87.1°F — Dec 23, 2025 -5.1°F — Dec 23, 1989 2.75 in — Dec 15, 1959

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Matador.