All-time weather records — Waco, TX
Climate change signal in Waco
of Waco's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (72 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (34 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 | 26 | ||
| 1970s | 40 | 77 | ||
| 1980s | 50 | 87 | ||
| 1990s | 84 | 90 | ||
| 2000s | 70 | 29 | ||
| 2010s | 58 | 46 | ||
| 2020s | 49 | 11 |
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 1965, the latest in 2023. Period of observation: 1965-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99.0°F — Jan 24, 1982 | 6.1°F — Jan 11, 1982 | 3.53 in — Jan 9, 2013 |
| February | 97.0°F — Feb 22, 1996 | 1.9°F — Feb 20, 2021 | 3.37 in — Feb 12, 2020 |
| March | 96.1°F — Mar 29, 1971 | 15.1°F — Mar 2, 1980 | 6.12 in — Mar 20, 2012 |
| April | 96.1°F — Apr 17, 2006 | 25.0°F — Apr 9, 2003 | 3.48 in — Apr 11, 1967 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 31, 2003 | 39.9°F — May 3, 2013 | 4.55 in — May 10, 1968 |
| June | 109.0°F — Jun 15, 1998 | 39.9°F — Jun 1, 2015 | 3.75 in — Jun 24, 2017 |
| July | 129.0°F — Jul 19, 1999 | 55.9°F — Jul 28, 1994 | 4.30 in — Jul 15, 1973 |
| August | 109.0°F — Aug 26, 2023 | 42.1°F — Aug 21, 1996 | 3.91 in — Aug 26, 2020 |
| September | 111.9°F — Sep 5, 2000 | 39.0°F — Sep 26, 2000 | 4.14 in — Sep 2, 2020 |
| October | 104.0°F — Oct 27, 2023 | 26.1°F — Oct 31, 1993 | 9.32 in — Oct 24, 2015 |
| November | 100.0°F — Nov 3, 1998 | 17.1°F — Nov 12, 2019 | 2.83 in — Nov 4, 1965 |
| December | 84.0°F — Dec 5, 1977 | -4.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.00 in — Dec 31, 2000 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Waco.