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Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - Spring (March through May)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 70.8 2012
2 70.7 2006
3 70.1 2017
4
(tie)
69.3 2024
69.3 1925
6 68.8 1963
7
(tie)
68.6 2022
68.6 1967
9
(tie)
68.3 2011
68.3 1972
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 81.5 2006
2 81.0 2017
3 80.8 2012
4 80.6 2022
5 80.5 1972
6
(tie)
79.9 1967
79.9 1963
8 79.6 1925
9
(tie)
79.4 2018
79.4 2011
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 60.9 2012
2 60.0 2006
3 59.9 2024
4 59.3 2017
5 59.0 1925
6 58.0 2007
7
(tie)
57.7 2004
57.7 1974
57.7 1963
10
(tie)
57.6 1927
57.6 1908

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 60.7 1931
2 61.1 1958
3 61.5 1983
4
(tie)
61.7 1926
61.7 1924
6 61.8 1915
7 61.9 1957
8 62.0 1947
9 62.3 1969
10
(tie)
62.7 1960
62.7 1912
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 70.3 1958
2 70.6 1931
3
(tie)
70.8 1957
70.8 1926
5 71.3 1915
6 71.7 1924
7 72.0 1983
8
(tie)
72.1 1906
72.1 1903
10 72.4 1965
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 50.7 1931
2 50.9 1971
3 51.1 1983
4 51.4 1947
5 51.7 1924
6
(tie)
51.8 1988
51.8 1980
8
(tie)
51.9 1960
51.9 1958
10
(tie)
52.0 1969
52.0 1952
52.0 1901


Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 29.01 1957
2 25.05 2015
3 23.79 1922
4 23.34 1908
5 21.19 1942
6 21.02 1995
7 19.95 1990
8 19.93 2024
9 19.59 1914
10 18.47 2002
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.16 1909
2 4.30 1960
3 4.46 1903
4 4.65 1899
5 4.98 1971
6 5.14 2017
7 5.28 2003
8 5.42 1911
9 5.45 1996
10 5.46 1937
 

Dallas/Fort Worth - Summer (June through August)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 90.5 2011
2 89.2 1980
3 88.7 2023
4 88.3 1998
5 88.2 2022
6 87.7 1954
7 87.5 1952
8
(tie)
87.4 2010
87.4 2008
87.4 1934
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 101.6 1980
2 101.2 2011
3 99.4 2023
4
(tie)
99.1 1954
99.1 1952
6 98.8 1998
7
(tie)
98.3 2022
98.3 1956
9 98.1 2006
10 98.0 1934
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 79.8 2011
2 78.2 2022
3 78.0 2023
4 77.7 1998
5 77.5 2010
6 77.1 2008
7 76.8 1934
8 76.7 1980
9 76.4 2016
10
(tie)
76.3 2018
76.3 1954

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 78.7 1903
2 79.7 1920
3 80.0 1940
4 80.1 1919
5 80.2 1906
6
(tie)
80.4 1915
80.4 1904
8 80.8 1905
9
(tie)
81.0 1989
81.0 1961
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 88.2 1903
2
(tie)
89.2 1920
89.2 1906
4 89.4 1919
5 90.1 1904
6
(tie)
90.2 1940
90.2 1915
8 90.4 1908
9 90.5 2004
10 90.6 1905
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 69.3 1903
2 69.8 1940
3 70.3 1920
4
(tie)
70.6 1976
70.6 1915
6
(tie)
70.7 1961
70.7 1904
8
(tie)
70.8 1979
70.8 1919
10 71.0 1989

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 18.89 2004
2 17.95 1928
3 17.51 1915
4 17.02 1973
5 16.99 2007
6 16.80 2017
7 16.52 1962
8 13.97 1919
9 13.32 2022
10 13.25 1989
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.21 1934
2 0.63 1929
3 1.00 1952
4 1.25 2023
5 1.49 1956
6 1.67 1925
7 1.76 1999
8 1.78 1910
9 1.96 1980
10 2.21 1998
 

Dallas/Fort Worth - Autumn (September through November)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 73.0 2016
2 72.4 1931
3 71.7 2007
4 71.1 2005
5
(tie)
70.9 2017
70.9 2015
7 70.7 1933
8 70.6 1927
9
(tie)
70.5 2023
70.5 1921
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 83.1 1963
2
(tie)
82.9 2016
82.9 2005
4
(tie)
82.2 2017
82.2 1999
6 81.9 1931
7 81.8 1921
8 81.7 2007
9 81.4 1927
10
(tie)
81.3 2021
81.3 1938
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 63.1 2016
2 62.9 1931
3 61.6 2007
4 61.4 1998
5 60.8 2015
6 60.5 1933
7 60.3 2023
8 59.9 1927
9 59.7 2004
10 59.5 2017

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 61.9 1976
2 63.0 1957
3 64.4 1903
4 64.5 1993
5
(tie)
64.7 1932
64.7 1906
7 64.8 1935
8 64.9 1936
9
(tie)
65.0 1991
65.0 1967
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1
(tie)
72.4 1976
72.4 1957
3 73.7 1935
4 74.2 1936
5
(tie)
74.3 2018
74.3 1913
7 74.4 1974
8
(tie)
74.5 1923
74.5 1919
74.5 1918
74.5 1906
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 51.4 1976
2 53.5 1957
3
(tie)
53.6 1993
53.6 1898
5
(tie)
53.7 1968
53.7 1917
7 53.8 1903
8 53.9 1932
9
(tie)
54.1 1967
54.1 1959

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 29.21 2018
2 21.82 2015
3 18.11 1981
4 16.88 1919
5 16.37 1964
6 16.33 2009
7 16.07 1973
8 15.61 1994
9 15.47 1913
10 15.29 1974
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.29 1975
2 1.66 1921
3 2.06 1938
4 2.27 2005
5 2.67 1912
6 2.78 1948
7 2.82 2012
8
(tie)
3.03 1995
3.03 1910
10 3.22 1963
 

Dallas/Fort Worth - Winter (December through February)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 53.8 2016-2017
2 53.1 1999-2000
3 52.9 1906-1907
4 52.8 1951-1952
5 52.0 1931-1932
6 51.9 2015-2016
7
(tie)
51.7 2022-2023
51.7 1910-1911
9 51.6 1922-1923
10 51.3 1908-1909
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 64.5 1951-1952
2 64.3 1999-2000
3 64.1 2016-2017
4 63.8 2021-2022
5
(tie)
63.2 2008-2009
63.2 1975-1976
7
(tie)
63.1 2015-2016
63.1 1906-1907
9 63.0 2005-2006
10 62.8 1970-1971
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 43.6 2016-2017
2 43.1 1931-1932
3 42.7 1906-1907
4 41.9 1999-2000
5
(tie)
41.8 1937-1938
41.8 1910-1911
7 41.7 1991-1992
8 41.5 1930-1931
9 41.4 1922-1923
10 41.3 2022-2023

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 39.3 1977-1978
2 40.4 1904-1905
3 41.0 1898-1899
4 41.2 1978-1979
5 41.6 1983-1984
6 42.6 1963-1964
7 42.9 2009-2010
8 43.0 1976-1977
9 43.4 1917-1918
10 43.6 1911-1912
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 49.0 1977-1978
2 49.5 1904-1905
3 50.2 1978-1979
4 50.4 1898-1899
5 51.7 2009-2010
6 52.4 1983-1984
7 53.2 1947-1948
8 53.5 2000-2001
9
(tie)
53.6 1928-1929
53.6 1902-1903
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 29.7 1977-1978
2 30.9 1983-1984
3 31.2 1963-1964
4 31.3 1904-1905
5 31.6 1898-1899
6 31.9 1917-1918
7 32.1 1962-1963
8
(tie)
32.2 1978-1979
32.2 1976-1977
10 33.0 1911-1912

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1
(tie)
16.72 2017-2018
16.72 1931-1932
3 15.22 1997-1998
4 14.40 1991-1992
5 12.62 1937-1938
6 12.48 1944-1945
7 12.41 2011-2012
8 12.18 2000-2001
9 11.78 1992-1993
10 10.71 1943-1944
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.23 1908-1909
2 1.37 1901-1902
3 1.42 1917-1918
4 1.77 1966-1967
5 1.79 1951-1952
6 1.81 2008-2009
7 2.00 1962-1963
8 2.02 1900-1901
9 2.14 1975-1976
10 2.30 1942-1943