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Lubbock Weather Records (USW00023042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lubbock (USW00023042), Texas, United States, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Lubbock

  • Lubbock (USW00023042) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 33.65 latitude and -101.81 longitude, 1,030 m (3,378 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1947 to 2026, 80 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Lubbock still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Lubbock set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 13 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Texas, United States, 33.65 latitude, -101.81 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,030 m (3,378 ft).
  • Period of record: 1947 to 2026, 80 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

16 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Lubbock, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lubbock. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lubbock. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lubbock, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.3 C (82.9 F)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Feb32.8 C (91.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr40.0 C (104.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
May42.8 C (109.0 F)-2.7 C (27.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun45.6 C (114.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)41.1 C (106.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)41.7 C (107.1 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)
Sep41.7 C (107.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
Oct37.8 C (100.0 F)-8.8 C (16.2 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Nov32.2 C (90.0 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a
Dec30.0 C (86.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Lubbock by the year they were set 1,464 records at Lubbock still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 40. 0102030401947: 271948: 201949: 121950: 261951: 181952: 181953: 181954: 61955: 181956: 151957: 191958: 121959: 191960: 191961: 181962: 151963: 151964: 81965: 201966: 211967: 261968: 111969: 121970: 251971: 231972: 281973: 171974: 241975: 81976: 181977: 51978: 231979: 161980: 211981: 121982: 171983: 251984: 191985: 191986: 141987: 131988: 61989: 311990: 231991: 151992: 71993: 61994: 131995: 171996: 181997: 141998: 181999: 112000: 322001: 152002: 32003: 142004: 132005: 162006: 192007: 92008: 82009: 182010: 102011: 342012: 252013: 252014: 162015: 112016: 192017: 192018: 212019: 212020: 352021: 242022: 292023: 282024: 402025: 392026: 221947195519631971197919871995200320112019
1,464 records at Lubbock still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Lubbock by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194727
194820
194912
195026
195118
195218
195318
19546
195518
195615
195719
195812
195919
196019
196118
196215
196315
19648
196520
196621
196726
196811
196912
197025
197123
197228
197317
197424
19758
197618
19775
197823
197916
198021
198112
198217
198325
198419
198519
198614
198713
19886
198931
199023
199115
19927
19936
199413
199517
199618
199714
199818
199911
200032
200115
20023
200314
200413
200516
200619
20079
20088
200918
201010
201134
201225
201325
201416
201511
201619
201719
201821
201921
202035
202124
202229
202328
202440
202539
202622

All-Time Record Progression

10 new records
When Lubbock set new all-time records 10 all-time records were set at Lubbock between 24 June 1980 and 14 July 2020. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperature24 June 1980: Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)21 January 1983: Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)22 January 1983: Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)24 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)24 June 1990: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)26 June 1994: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)27 June 1994: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)11 September 2008: Record daily precipitation 189.5 mm (7.5 in)19 July 2018: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)14 July 2020: Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)19801990200020102020
10 all-time records were set at Lubbock between 24 June 1980 and 14 July 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Lubbock set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1980-06-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1983-01-21Record snow depthRecord snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1983-01-22Record snow depthRecord snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
1983-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990-06-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1994-06-26Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1994-06-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
2008-09-11Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 189.5 mm (7.5 in)
2018-07-19Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2020-07-14Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 189.5 mm (7.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lubbock The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lubbock. The most was 189.5 mm (7.5 in) on 11 September 2008. 050100150200 Jan: 35.3 mm (1.4 in), 17 January 2004 Jan Feb: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 20 February 1961 Feb Mar: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 12 March 2007 Mar Apr: 64.5 mm (2.5 in), 16 April 2010 Apr May: 94.2 mm (3.7 in), 6 May 1949 May Jun: 144.8 mm (5.7 in), 1 June 1967 Jun Jul: 101.1 mm (4.0 in), 6 July 2019 Jul Aug: 79.5 mm (3.1 in), 23 August 1966 Aug Sep: 189.5 mm (7.5 in), 11 September 2008 Sep Oct: 137.9 mm (5.4 in), 19 October 1983 Oct Nov: 51.1 mm (2.0 in), 4 November 2014 Nov Dec: 31.0 mm (1.2 in), 3 December 2002 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lubbock. The most was 189.5 mm (7.5 in) on 11 September 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lubbock
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan35.3 mm (1.4 in)17 January 2004
Feb53.6 mm (2.1 in)20 February 1961
Mar48.3 mm (1.9 in)12 March 2007
Apr64.5 mm (2.5 in)16 April 2010
May94.2 mm (3.7 in)6 May 1949
Jun144.8 mm (5.7 in)1 June 1967
Jul101.1 mm (4.0 in)6 July 2019
Aug79.5 mm (3.1 in)23 August 1966
Sep189.5 mm (7.5 in)11 September 2008
Oct137.9 mm (5.4 in)19 October 1983
Nov51.1 mm (2.0 in)4 November 2014
Dec31.0 mm (1.2 in)3 December 2002

Period of Record Coverage

1947 to 2026
Days with data per year at Lubbock 80 years of record at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 286 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
80 years of record at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at Lubbock
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1947365100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628678%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Lubbock
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years9 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily rain (Provisional)17.0 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)68 years35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2026Lubbock, USmonthly high min (Provisional)25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)59 years30 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2026Lubbock, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie12 years5 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Lubbock, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie25 years3 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie45 years5 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high max (Provisional)41.7 C (107.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Provisional)26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie5 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Lubbock, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

79 complete years, 1947 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Lubbock as warming stripes, 1947 to 2025 One stripe for each of 79 complete years at Lubbock, 1947 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 14.0 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 18.2 C (64.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1947: 14.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1948: 15.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1949: 15.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1950: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1951: 15.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1952: 15.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 16.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1954: 16.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1955: 15.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1956: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1957: 15.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 14.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1959: 15.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1960: 15.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1961: 14.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1962: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1965: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1966: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1967: 15.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 14.0 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1969: 15.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 15.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 15.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1973: 15.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1975: 15.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 15.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1977: 16.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 15.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1979: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 16.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 16.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1982: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 14.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1984: 15.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1986: 16.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 15.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1989: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1990: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1991: 16.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 16.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1993: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1994: 16.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1995: 16.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1996: 16.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1997: 14.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1998: 16.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1999: 16.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 16.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 16.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2002: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2003: 16.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2004: 15.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 16.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 17.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2007: 15.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2008: 16.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2009: 16.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2010: 16.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 17.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2012: 17.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 16.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2014: 15.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2015: 16.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2016: 17.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2017: 17.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 16.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2019: 16.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2020: 17.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2021: 16.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2022: 16.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2023: 17.5 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2024: 18.2 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2025: 18.1 C, +2.2 C from the station mean19471960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 79 complete years at Lubbock, 1947 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 14.0 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 18.2 C (64.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lubbock as warming stripes, 1947 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194714.9 C-1.10 C
194815.4 C-0.57 C
194915.0 C-0.99 C
195015.5 C-0.42 C
195115.3 C-0.61 C
195215.3 C-0.62 C
195316.1 C+0.17 C
195416.3 C+0.31 C
195515.4 C-0.57 C
195615.9 C-0.09 C
195715.1 C-0.90 C
195814.8 C-1.18 C
195915.0 C-0.92 C
196015.0 C-0.98 C
196114.6 C-1.35 C
196215.7 C-0.24 C
196315.9 C-0.10 C
196415.7 C-0.30 C
196516.5 C+0.52 C
196615.9 C-0.06 C
196715.1 C-0.86 C
196814.0 C-1.91 C
196915.5 C-0.49 C
197015.3 C-0.69 C
197115.7 C-0.30 C
197215.3 C-0.62 C
197315.1 C-0.82 C
197416.0 C+0.04 C
197515.1 C-0.82 C
197615.0 C-0.96 C
197716.6 C+0.61 C
197815.3 C-0.64 C
197915.5 C-0.43 C
198016.3 C+0.34 C
198116.2 C+0.28 C
198215.5 C-0.43 C
198314.8 C-1.13 C
198415.4 C-0.53 C
198515.5 C-0.42 C
198616.2 C+0.27 C
198715.4 C-0.53 C
198815.7 C-0.26 C
198916.0 C+0.05 C
199016.5 C+0.55 C
199116.1 C+0.14 C
199216.1 C+0.12 C
199315.7 C-0.27 C
199416.8 C+0.85 C
199516.3 C+0.32 C
199616.0 C+0.06 C
199714.9 C-1.05 C
199816.6 C+0.69 C
199916.2 C+0.24 C
200016.3 C+0.32 C
200116.4 C+0.44 C
200215.9 C-0.10 C
200316.6 C+0.64 C
200415.9 C-0.04 C
200516.3 C+0.31 C
200617.1 C+1.13 C
200715.6 C-0.32 C
200816.2 C+0.20 C
200916.3 C+0.36 C
201016.2 C+0.22 C
201117.1 C+1.17 C
201217.5 C+1.53 C
201316.1 C+0.14 C
201415.9 C-0.04 C
201516.3 C+0.37 C
201617.2 C+1.27 C
201717.3 C+1.30 C
201816.8 C+0.81 C
201916.4 C+0.43 C
202017.1 C+1.13 C
202116.6 C+0.61 C
202216.8 C+0.83 C
202317.5 C+1.58 C
202418.2 C+2.23 C
202518.1 C+2.19 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1947 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 79 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lubbock
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1947 to 202579Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade1947 to 202579Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade1947 to 202579Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1947 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Lubbock: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)199440.0 C (104.0 F)80
Coldest night (TNn)-26.7 C (-16.1 F)1963-14.4 C (6.1 F)80
Wettest day (Rx1day)189.5 mm (7.5 in)200851.7 mm (2.0 in)80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)221.0 mm (8.7 in)200881.0 mm (3.2 in)80
Longest dry spell (CDD)104 days195548 days80

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Lubbock by year The hottest day of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F). 3537.54042.54547.51960198020002020Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994
The hottest day of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lubbock by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194841.1 C (106.0 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195140.0 C (104.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195340.6 C (105.1 F)
195438.3 C (100.9 F)
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195741.7 C (107.1 F)
195841.7 C (107.1 F)
195939.4 C (102.9 F)
196039.4 C (102.9 F)
196138.3 C (100.9 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196438.9 C (102.0 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196641.1 C (106.0 F)
196737.2 C (99.0 F)
196839.4 C (102.9 F)
196941.1 C (106.0 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197238.9 C (102.0 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197438.9 C (102.0 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197740.6 C (105.1 F)
197841.1 C (106.0 F)
197939.4 C (102.9 F)
198042.2 C (108.0 F)
198141.7 C (107.1 F)
198239.4 C (102.9 F)
198342.2 C (108.0 F)
198439.4 C (102.9 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198639.4 C (102.9 F)
198740.6 C (105.1 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198941.1 C (106.0 F)
199043.3 C (109.9 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199240.0 C (104.0 F)
199338.3 C (100.9 F)
199445.6 C (114.1 F)
199541.1 C (106.0 F)
199641.1 C (106.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199841.7 C (107.1 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200042.8 C (109.0 F)
200140.6 C (105.1 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200340.6 C (105.1 F)
200438.9 C (102.0 F)
200539.4 C (102.9 F)
200640.0 C (104.0 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200840.6 C (105.1 F)
200941.7 C (107.1 F)
201040.6 C (105.1 F)
201144.4 C (111.9 F)
201240.6 C (105.1 F)
201341.7 C (107.1 F)
201440.0 C (104.0 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201642.8 C (109.0 F)
201744.4 C (111.9 F)
201842.2 C (108.0 F)
201942.8 C (109.0 F)
202043.9 C (111.0 F)
202142.2 C (108.0 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202343.3 C (109.9 F)
202441.7 C (107.1 F)
202540.6 C (105.1 F)
202641.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Lubbock by year The coldest night of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F). -30-25-20-15-10-51960198020002020Record: -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.4 C (6.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lubbock by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1947-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1948-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1951-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1963-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1966-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1967-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1988-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1989-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1990-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1995-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1997-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2000-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2001-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2004-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2008-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-12.1 C (10.2 F)
2014-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2015-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2016-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2017-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2018-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2019-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2020-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2021-17.7 C (0.1 F)
2022-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2023-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2024-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2025-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2026-18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lubbock by year The wettest day of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.7 mm (2.0 in). 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2008
The wettest day of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.7 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lubbock by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194750.0 mm (2.0 in)
194824.9 mm (1.0 in)
194994.2 mm (3.7 in)
195045.0 mm (1.8 in)
195143.4 mm (1.7 in)
195231.5 mm (1.2 in)
195367.1 mm (2.6 in)
195448.3 mm (1.9 in)
195542.9 mm (1.7 in)
195625.4 mm (1.0 in)
195772.6 mm (2.9 in)
195835.1 mm (1.4 in)
195960.5 mm (2.4 in)
196087.9 mm (3.5 in)
196153.6 mm (2.1 in)
196230.7 mm (1.2 in)
196357.4 mm (2.3 in)
196453.3 mm (2.1 in)
196568.1 mm (2.7 in)
196679.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967144.8 mm (5.7 in)
196839.9 mm (1.6 in)
196973.9 mm (2.9 in)
197082.6 mm (3.3 in)
197145.7 mm (1.8 in)
197269.1 mm (2.7 in)
197330.5 mm (1.2 in)
197452.1 mm (2.1 in)
197534.5 mm (1.4 in)
197659.4 mm (2.3 in)
197743.4 mm (1.7 in)
197842.2 mm (1.7 in)
197979.2 mm (3.1 in)
198055.6 mm (2.2 in)
198149.8 mm (2.0 in)
198255.4 mm (2.2 in)
1983137.9 mm (5.4 in)
198436.3 mm (1.4 in)
198567.3 mm (2.6 in)
198669.3 mm (2.7 in)
198752.3 mm (2.1 in)
198826.2 mm (1.0 in)
198959.7 mm (2.4 in)
199041.1 mm (1.6 in)
199167.8 mm (2.7 in)
199245.2 mm (1.8 in)
199377.2 mm (3.0 in)
199460.5 mm (2.4 in)
1995119.1 mm (4.7 in)
199632.3 mm (1.3 in)
199748.3 mm (1.9 in)
199841.1 mm (1.6 in)
199957.4 mm (2.3 in)
200089.2 mm (3.5 in)
200143.9 mm (1.7 in)
200251.3 mm (2.0 in)
200331.2 mm (1.2 in)
200452.1 mm (2.1 in)
200534.0 mm (1.3 in)
200654.4 mm (2.1 in)
200750.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008189.5 mm (7.5 in)
200939.6 mm (1.6 in)
201083.1 mm (3.3 in)
201120.3 mm (0.8 in)
201229.5 mm (1.2 in)
201355.9 mm (2.2 in)
201469.1 mm (2.7 in)
201586.9 mm (3.4 in)
201647.8 mm (1.9 in)
201744.7 mm (1.8 in)
201824.1 mm (0.9 in)
2019101.1 mm (4.0 in)
202025.7 mm (1.0 in)
202150.8 mm (2.0 in)
202263.0 mm (2.5 in)
202344.5 mm (1.8 in)
202445.5 mm (1.8 in)
202568.6 mm (2.7 in)
202633.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lubbock by year The wettest five days of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 2008
The wettest five days of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lubbock by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194793.5 mm (3.7 in)
194848.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949160.8 mm (6.3 in)
195065.5 mm (2.6 in)
195156.4 mm (2.2 in)
195256.9 mm (2.2 in)
195376.8 mm (3.0 in)
195471.5 mm (2.8 in)
1955115.0 mm (4.5 in)
195652.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957140.0 mm (5.5 in)
195865.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960139.0 mm (5.5 in)
196181.6 mm (3.2 in)
196255.1 mm (2.2 in)
196378.0 mm (3.1 in)
196461.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1966172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1967168.2 mm (6.6 in)
196847.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969125.5 mm (4.9 in)
197086.9 mm (3.4 in)
197187.1 mm (3.4 in)
197298.5 mm (3.9 in)
197349.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974120.1 mm (4.7 in)
197548.5 mm (1.9 in)
197681.0 mm (3.2 in)
197768.1 mm (2.7 in)
197847.7 mm (1.9 in)
197982.0 mm (3.2 in)
198072.1 mm (2.8 in)
198184.9 mm (3.3 in)
198279.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983220.2 mm (8.7 in)
198481.5 mm (3.2 in)
198588.4 mm (3.5 in)
198681.0 mm (3.2 in)
1987100.6 mm (4.0 in)
198852.9 mm (2.1 in)
198980.5 mm (3.2 in)
199053.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991119.6 mm (4.7 in)
199278.7 mm (3.1 in)
199377.7 mm (3.1 in)
199482.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995153.4 mm (6.0 in)
199672.2 mm (2.8 in)
199770.8 mm (2.8 in)
199841.1 mm (1.6 in)
199984.4 mm (3.3 in)
200093.3 mm (3.7 in)
200172.9 mm (2.9 in)
200291.0 mm (3.6 in)
200354.4 mm (2.1 in)
2004110.6 mm (4.4 in)
200560.0 mm (2.4 in)
200694.8 mm (3.7 in)
200775.2 mm (3.0 in)
2008221.0 mm (8.7 in)
200948.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010155.4 mm (6.1 in)
201123.3 mm (0.9 in)
201240.9 mm (1.6 in)
201379.3 mm (3.1 in)
2014132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2015123.5 mm (4.9 in)
201682.1 mm (3.2 in)
201777.7 mm (3.1 in)
201854.2 mm (2.1 in)
2019114.6 mm (4.5 in)
202027.2 mm (1.1 in)
202189.2 mm (3.5 in)
202290.7 mm (3.6 in)
202392.9 mm (3.7 in)
202479.5 mm (3.1 in)
2025143.8 mm (5.7 in)
202643.9 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lubbock by year The longest dry spell of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days. 204060801001201960198020002020Record: 104 days in 1955
The longest dry spell of the year at Lubbock, 1947 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lubbock by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194746 days
194854 days
194946 days
195091 days
195161 days
195295 days
195331 days
195465 days
1955104 days
195668 days
195731 days
195848 days
195964 days
196049 days
196140 days
196253 days
196340 days
196434 days
196558 days
196652 days
196750 days
196829 days
196943 days
197045 days
197150 days
197276 days
197365 days
197458 days
197543 days
197667 days
197770 days
197844 days
197938 days
198045 days
198129 days
198238 days
198327 days
198456 days
198539 days
198635 days
198737 days
198850 days
198969 days
199041 days
199138 days
199259 days
199329 days
199428 days
199575 days
199652 days
199735 days
199835 days
199946 days
200077 days
200146 days
200240 days
200356 days
200425 days
200566 days
200655 days
200742 days
200842 days
200929 days
201049 days
201191 days
201262 days
201343 days
201451 days
201547 days
201644 days
201761 days
201848 days
201969 days
202053 days
202145 days
202286 days
202354 days
202443 days
202538 days
202644 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

79 years with a frost

Across 79 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lubbock falls on 6 April and the median first autumn frost on 1 November, which leaves a median of 211 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 211 days. That is 5 days more than in 1947 to 1976.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Lubbock
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1947 to 1976)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost6 April7 April7 Aprilno change-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost1 November1 November30 October2 days earlier0.0 days per decade
Growing days211 days206 days211 days5 days more+0.9 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

79 years, 1947 to 2025

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.0 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lubbock: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years91.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years116.0 mm (4.6 in)
50 years136.9 mm (5.4 in)
100 years160.0 mm (6.3 in)Longer than the 79 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 79 years of values from 1947 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 2008; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1967; 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1983.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Lubbock had a mean temperature of 17.0 C (62.6 F) and 443.4 mm (17.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Jayton (United States, 123 km away), Matador (United States, 101 km away) and Cavern City AP (United States, 271 km away).

Climate twins of Lubbock: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
JaytonUnited States123 km (76 mi)16.5 C (61.7 F)533.1 mm (21.0 in)0.74
MatadorUnited States101 km (63 mi)16.5 C (61.7 F)530.6 mm (20.9 in)0.75
Cavern City APUnited States271 km (168 mi)17.0 C (62.6 F)322.8 mm (12.7 in)0.81

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).