How extreme does Lubbock's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lubbock has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Lubbock station 9 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Lubbock has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

114°F Jun 27, 1994

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Lubbock (typical high near 92°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 114°F Jun 27, 1994

2 112°F Jun 26, 2011

3 112°F Jun 17, 2017

❄️ Coldest night

-4°F Jan 5, 1971

About 31°F colder than a normal January night in Lubbock (typical low near 27°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -4°F Jan 5, 1971

2 -2°F Feb 18, 1978

3 -2°F Jan 2, 1979

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.46 in Sep 11, 2008

More rain in a single day than Lubbock usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 2.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.46 in Sep 11, 2008

2 5.43 in Oct 19, 1983

3 4.69 in Sep 15, 1995

⛄ Most snow in one day

11.4 in Jan 20, 1983

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Lubbock averages about 2 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 11.4 in Jan 20, 1983

2 11.0 in Dec 27, 2015

3 10.6 in Nov 25, 1980

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Lubbock's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 114°F is about 22°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Lubbock's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 114°F and as low as −4°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain or close to 11 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Lubbock (NOAA GHCN station USW00023042), about 9 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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