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Weather extremes

How extreme does Mission's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Mission 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 Mcallen station 8 km away. Updated through May 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 Mission has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
122°F Sep 25, 1986

That is about 28°F hotter than a normal September afternoon in Mission (typical high near 94°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 122°F Sep 25, 1986
2 116°F May 4, 1987
3 110°F May 10, 2024
❄️ Coldest night
0°F Feb 9, 1998

About 53°F colder than a normal February night in Mission (typical low near 53°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 0°F Feb 9, 1998
2 8°F Jan 8, 2016
3 18°F Dec 26, 1983
🌧️ Most rain in one day
7.81 in Aug 10, 1980

More rain in a single day than Mission usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 1.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.81 in Aug 10, 1980
2 7.78 in Jul 24, 2008
3 5.67 in Sep 15, 1973
Most snow in one day
1.7 in Dec 25, 2004

Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Mission averages about 0 in across the month).

Top recorded days

1 1.7 in Dec 25, 2004

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.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130°150° all-time high 122°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Mission's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — September's 122°F is about 28°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, Mission's warmest days reach the high 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 122°F and as low as 0°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain or close to 2 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 Mcallen (NOAA GHCN station USC00415701), about 8 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →