Abilene, TX

Texas · Records since 1885–2026

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Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

105°F

September 11, 2000

+15° from 90° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

September 11, 1959

-17° from 66° normal
🌞 Normal high: 90°F 🌑 Normal low: 66°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Abilene

🔥
113°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 21, 2024
❄
-9°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 4, 1947
🌧
8.26"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 7, 2015
☃
9.8"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 14, 2021

First & Last Dates — Abilene

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
284 days
Longest growing season
1961
195 days
Shortest growing season
1997
234 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 105°F September 11, 2000
2 100°F September 11, 1893
3 99°F September 11, 1930
4 97°F September 11, 2010
5 97°F September 11, 1999
6 97°F September 11, 1963
7 97°F September 11, 1945
8 97°F September 11, 1943
9 97°F September 11, 1919
10 97°F September 11, 1912

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F September 11, 1959
2 49°F September 11, 1948
3 51°F September 11, 1898
4 54°F September 11, 2020
5 54°F September 11, 1968
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1885–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Abilene

threshold: 101°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
96
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1885–2026
116
2026 so far
100
Avg/year 1970–2025
117
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
147
Most in a year (2011)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Abilene

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 23, 2023 – Aug 13, 2023 22 110°F (Aug 10) 105°F 78°F
2 Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 21 109°F (Aug 23) 104°F 78°F
3 Aug 8, 1952 – Aug 28, 1952 21 107°F (Aug 8) 103°F 78°F
4 Jul 5, 1978 – Jul 21, 1978 17 110°F (Jul 17) 104°F 79°F
5 Aug 1, 1943 – Aug 16, 1943 16 111°F (Aug 3) 105°F 78°F
6 Aug 10, 2024 – Aug 24, 2024 15 113°F (Aug 21) 106°F 79°F
7 Jul 23, 2022 – Aug 6, 2022 15 106°F (Aug 4) 104°F 80°F
8 Jul 31, 2011 – Aug 11, 2011 12 106°F (Aug 2) 104°F 81°F
9 Aug 16, 2023 – Aug 26, 2023 11 111°F (Aug 17) 106°F 77°F
10 Aug 2, 1937 – Aug 12, 1937 11 105°F (Aug 4) 103°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

69
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
86
Most in a summer
2011

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1885–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1885, annual totals have trended +0.08" per decade, about +1.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Abilene is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

181 of 251 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

16.43"
2026 YTD
Normal: 17.99"
-1.56"
0.11"
September so far
September normal: 2.67"
-2.56"
4
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Abilene is 1.56" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
69.7°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 141
+4.5°
vs. average
Normal: 65.3°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1886–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.13° per decade (warming since 1886)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1886–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.09" per decade (drier since 1886)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2012 70.0°F
2 2026 69.7°F
3 2022 69.5°F
4 2011 69.4°F
5 1967 69.3°F
6 2000 69.1°F
7 1963 68.6°F
8 2006 68.3°F
9 2025 68.3°F
10 1925 68.3°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1931 59.6°F
2 1915 59.7°F
3 1958 60.1°F
4 1891 60.4°F
5 1924 60.5°F
6 1969 61.1°F
7 1926 61.3°F
8 1957 61.5°F
9 1947 61.5°F
10 1903 61.6°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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