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Weather extremes

How extreme does Wichita Falls's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls Muni Ap station 7 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 Wichita Falls has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
117°F Jun 28, 1980

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Wichita Falls (typical high near 92°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 117°F Jun 28, 1980
2 116°F Jun 27, 1980
3 115°F Jul 19, 2022
❄️ Coldest night
-8°F Feb 2, 1985

About 42°F colder than a normal February night in Wichita Falls (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -8°F Feb 2, 1985
2 -8°F Feb 16, 2021
3 -7°F Dec 23, 1989
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.19 in Sep 27, 1980

More rain in a single day than Wichita Falls usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.0 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 6.19 in Sep 27, 1980
2 5.75 in Sep 13, 1976
3 5.43 in Sep 24, 2016
Most snow in one day
9.7 in Mar 5, 1989

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

The three most extreme on record

1 9.7 in Mar 5, 1989
2 8.1 in Jan 31, 1985
3 7.8 in Dec 24, 2009

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.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 117°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Wichita Falls's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 117°F is about 25°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, Wichita Falls's warmest days reach the high 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 117°F and as low as −8°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 10 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 Wichita Falls Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013966), about 7 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →