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Monthly/Daily Climate Records and Normals for Wichita Falls, TX
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Heat Wave and Summer Temperature Data
for Wichita Falls, Texas

How does the summer of 2012 compare to other years with hot summers such as 1934, 1936, 1943, 1954, 1980, 2000, 2006 and 2011 for Wichita Falls? Please review the data tables below. Heat wave information for Oklahoma City, OK is available here.

Hottest Summers (June-July-August)			All-time Highest Temperatures for Wichita Falls, TX
Rank	Year	Avg Temp	Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2011	91.9	1	117	June 28, 1980
2	1980	88.5	2	116	June 27, 1980
3	1934	88.2	3 (tie)	114	July 3, 1980
4	1952	87.2		114	July 2, 1980
5	1925	87.0		114	June 25, 1980
6	2006	86.8		114	July 15, 1978
7	1943	86.7	7 (tie)	113	Juy 1, 1980
8 (tie)	1954	86.5		113	June 26, 1980
	1924	86.5		113	August 6, 1964
10	1998	86.4		113	August 11, 1936

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 110 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 110 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
1	June 24-July 3, 1980	10	1	2011	12
2 (tie)	July 31-August 3, 2012	4	2	1980	11
	August 2-5, 2011	4	3	2012	6
4 (tie)	June 25-27, 1972	3	4	1936	4
	August 10-12, 1936	3	5	2000	3

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 105 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 105 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	June 24-July 19, 1980	26	1	2011	66
2	August 16-31, 2011	16	2	1980	41
3	July 31-August 10, 2011	11	3	2000	29
4 (tie)	June 24-August 2, 1998	10	4	2006	24
	July 6-15, 1978	10	5 (tie)	2012	20
6 (tie)	July 3-11, 2011	9		1970	20
	July 8-16, 2009	9		1964	20
	July 13-21, 2006	9		1930	20
9 (tie)	July 28-August 4, 2012	8	9 (tie)	1978	19
	July 25-August 1, 1986	8		1969	19
	July 9-16, 1969	8
	August 7-14, 1936	8

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 100 Degrees (Top 10 streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 100 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	June 22-August 12, 2011	52	1	2011	100
2	June 23-August 3, 1980	42	2	1980	79
3	August 2-September 5, 2000	35	3	1998	73
4	July 23-August 21, 1934	30	4	1934	66
5	July 6-August 3, 1998	29	5	2000	65
6	June 26-July 21, 1969	26	6 (tie)	1939	60
7 (tie)	June 28-July 22, 1978	25		1930	60
	July 25-August 18, 1956	25		1924	60
9 (tie)	August 3-26, 1936	24	9	2006	58
	June 22-July 15, 1933	24	10	1952	56

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 95 Degrees (Top 10 Streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 95 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	May 27-August 12, 2011	73	1	2011	115
2	June 19-August 23, 1934	66	2	1939	112
3	June 23-August 10, 1980	49	3 (tie)	1998	103
4	July 27-September 10, 1938	46		1931	103
5	July 8-August 21, 2006	45	5	1980	99
6	July 19-September 1, 1952	45	6 (tie)	1956	98
7	June 19-August 1, 1969	44		1925	98
8	July 26-September 5, 1929	42	8	2006	96
9	July 3-August 12, 2001	41	9 (tie)	1954	94
10	June 29-August 7, 1939	40		1934	94

Number of Consecutive Days ≥ 90 Degrees (Top 10 streaks)			Number of Days ≥ 90 Degrees in a Calendar Year (Top 10 Years)
Rank	Dates	Number	Rank	Year	Number
1	May 27-September 3, 2011	100	1	1963	142
2	June 11-September 16, 1980	98	2	1956	141
3	June 16-September 20, 1954	97	3	1939	139
4	May 28-August 23, 1934	88	4 (tie)	2011	137
5	July 2-September 19, 2000	80		1933	137
6	June 17-August 25, 1933	70	6	1925	136
7	June 17-August 24, 1930	69	7	2006	131
8	June 7-August 12, 2001	67	8	1927	130
9	July 4-September 5, 1929	64	9 (tie)	1938	129
10	June 6-August 7, 1939	63		1931	129

Number of 90°, 95° 100°, 105° & 110° Days by Month for 2012 (through 10/01/2012)
Days	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
≥ 90°	0	0	0	5	19	24	31	28	18	-	-	-	125
≥ 95°	0	0	0	2	9	18	30	22	9	-	-	-	90
≥ 100°	0	0	0	0	1	9	21	13	6	-	-	-	50
≥ 105°	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	9	1	-	-	-	20
≥ 110°	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	-	-	-	6

The following tables show a comparison of high temperatures in 2012 to the years of 1934, 1936, 1943, 1954, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2006 and 2011 for the months of May, June, July, August and September (red values indicate current records for the day).

May
Day	Rec Max	1934	1936	1943	1954	1980	1998	2000	2006	2011	2012
05/01	99	77	89	87	81	78	81	71	93	63	91
05/02	96	70	68	95	60	76	84	65	86	66	90
05/03	97	77	81	93	58	77	75	75	86	74	97
05/04	97	86	88	92	66	81	84	81	80	80	98
05/05	98	84	93	91	74	86	88	81	77	83	98
05/06	96	86	86	85	81	84	93	94	68	92	94
05/07	101	88	78	94	68	88	86	101	75	100	76
05/08	103	87	78	57	78	70	85	98	86	103	77
05/09	99	88	77	62	68	76	78	81	91	95	83
05/10	104	83	79	64	56	99	81	92	74	84	83
05/11	100	84	84	85	55	94	92	100	77	82	67
05/12	96	87	85	72	64	91	94	86	87	89	73
05/13	97	90	84	63	72	78	85	80	90	77	81
05/14	100	66	86	71	77	85	89	83	83	75	80
05/15	101	77	92	93	82	63	88	94	78	77	87
05/16	100	83	88	84	80	77	92	97	82	78	91
05/17	103	91	91	86	78	85	90	94	87	83	93
05/18	98	92	85	76	76	72	96	88	94	97	91
05/19	102	91	83	69	81	78	98	65	99	91	91
05/20	101	90	88	74	74	85	97	84	98	90	90
05/21	104	99	88	66	86	77	95	94	95	96	83
05/22	106	86	87	62	87	79	87	103	93	101	93
05/23	110	85	80	83	83	84	85	110	93	93	97
05/24	110	78	82	77	67	95	94	110	97	95	100
05/25	100	78	82	84	72	98	91	99	97	89	97
05/26	102	80	80	87	84	95	86	94	97	82	96
05/27	106	83	76	86	87	78	84	93	95	106	91
05/28	110	91	78	90	83	89	99	92	94	110	98
05/29	106	98	82	74	82	85	104	97	96	99	96
05/30	105	100	86	89	89	91	103	100	95	96	89
05/31	108	100	88	95	90	87	108	98	89	93	84
Avg Max	-	85.6	83.6	80.2	75.5	83.3	90.1	90.3	88.1	88.4	88.9

June
Date	Rec Max	1934	1936	1943	1954	1980	1998	2000	2006	2011	2012
06/01	110	99	94	96	87	85	110	96	90	97	89
06/02	109	91	98	97	82	89	109	84	92	100	97
06/03	102	92	86	98	76	89	102	82	91	101	101
06/04	101	94	94	91	82	91	92	84	101	100	96
06/05	104	98	91	80	91	94	77	83	104	102	95
06/06	103	96	95	85	93	96	79	84	102	103	80
06/07	103	98	96	89	84	102	83	88	98	103	72
06/08	105	99	96	92	90	83	94	91	98	103	87
06/09	105	98	100	94	93	78	99	87	100	101	93
06/10	105	101	84	93	92	86	86	86	102	100	99
06/11	104	94	86	92	92	94	92	88	103	101	103
06/12	109	100	85	92	95	93	102	92	100	104	86
06/13	108	99	92	89	95	97	100	94	100	107	85
06/14	109	102	94	92	94	98	96	84	98	108	96
06/15	110	101	99	93	88	102	88	92	99	102	92
06/16	111	98	101	95	96	97	99	90	99	106	95
06/17	111	91	99	89	96	100	96	77	99	111	94
06/18	111	92	100	93	95	104	102	74	101	111	95
06/19	108	104	99	93	95	103	102	89	101	108	94
06/20	106	105	100	94	94	95	103	93	94	103	93
06/21	107	104	105	94	95	97	104	92	97	98	90
06/22	107	105	107	97	98	92	101	93	88	100	97
06/23	104	104	92	97	98	103	98	95	90	104	99
06/24	112	100	90	98	98	112	100	99	93	104	102
06/25	114	99	94	97	97	114	100	98	95	106	106
06/26	113	100	99	98	95	113	101	88	88	107	108
06/27	116	99	102	99	94	116	104	88	92	110	105
06/28	117	100	99	100	97	117	103	85	96	106	104
06/29	112	101	99	81	97	112	100	82	96	104	102
06/30	110	103	93	86	98	110	101	89	97	105	101
Avg Max	-	98.9	95.6	92.8	92.6	98.7	97.4	88.2	96.8	103.8	95.2

July
Date	Rec Max	1934	1936	1943	1954	1980	1998	2000	2006	2011	2012
07/01	113	101	92	91	100	113	101	82	98	103	96
07/02	114	101	94	96	100	114	103	92	96	103	95
07/03	114	105	99	96	98	114	100	91	96	105	100
07/04	108	102	100	99	93	108	94	95	94	106	101
07/05	108	104	86	99	100	106	88	98	97	107	102
07/06	109	100	90	104	101	106	101	98	97	108	102
07/07	110	99	94	102	104	107	104	99	94	109	104
07/08	110	104	95	94	98	108	101	101	95	110	102
07/09	111	101	97	87	102	109	100	102	101	111	96
07/10	109	99	99	93	104	108	101	102	103	105	94
07/11	110	100	98	94	106	109	104	104	105	105	98
07/12	109	102	97	96	107	108	105	106	103	104	98
07/13	109	104	102	99	106	107	102	104	108	107	99
07/14	109	105	105	95	100	108	101	102	106	107	100
07/15	114	104	103	99	102	107	103	104	105	109	99
07/16	109	103	97	102	103	109	101	109	106	107	98
07/17	109	104	101	102	105	109	100	108	108	105	102
07/18	109	105	106	103	105	108	102	105	109	105	103
07/19	111	106	111	103	105	105	104	107	107	105	104
07/20	110	104	106	104	101	104	103	108	108	104	108
07/21	111	103	102	105	101	101	102	102	107	105	111
07/22	109	98	101	106	103	101	103	98	97	104	104
07/23	110	101	100	106	103	101	104	93	97	106	103
07/24	109	106	102	106	106	106	106	98	100	107	102
07/25	111	101	100	101	110	107	105	102	104	108	105
07/26	109	101	99	103	102	107	105	106	102	109	99
07/27	110	103	104	100	98	102	105	97	107	109	102
07/28	110	100	101	99	99	107	105	104	101	107	105
07/29	108	104	104	91	99	108	105	92	103	105	107
07/30	110	108	98	99	94	110	105	94	105	103	108
07/31	110	106	92	101	90	108	105	96	104	106	110
Avg Max	109.9	102.7	99.2	99.2	101.5	107.3	102.2	100.0	102.0	106.3	101.8

August
Date	Rec Max	1934	1936	1943	1954	1980	1998	2000	2006	2011	2012
08/01	112	103	95	103	94	107	105	98	104	107	112
08/02	112	101	99	107	96	108	107	104	104	111	112
08/03	112	101	100	112	102	102	103	107	105	111	111
08/04	111	103	102	109	101	98	88	107	106	111	108
08/05	110	104	103	103	102	102	86	105	105	110	104
08/06	113	102	104	103	104	104	91	106	105	109	106
08/07	110	102	105	105	105	102	96	107	102	108	107
08/08	109	104	107	105	92	102	101	104	103	109	98
08/09	112	105	108	107	94	105	104	100	106	111	110
08/10	111	103	111	107	102	100	106	104	107	108	97
08/11	113	105	113	107	103	90	90	106	104	100	101
08/12	111	107	111	103	102	98	94	107	101	106	109
08/13	112	105	106	104	102	101	94	107	104	93	102
08/14	107	106	105	104	102	102	93	103	104	99	106
08/15	109	105	101	105	102	102	97	103	98	104	97
08/16	110	103	102	110	101	105	101	104	102	106	83
08/17	108	103	101	88	100	102	99	106	107	106	94
08/18	107	103	102	93	100	100	91	103	106	107	95
08/19	108	105	100	100	99	101	98	106	105	108	93
08/20	106	105	100	104	100	105	100	103	104	107	92
08/21	107	107	101	100	100	104	98	105	100	106	81
08/22	108	99	101	102	98	108	96	103	94	106	87
08/23	108	102	101	103	95	106	98	101	105	108	92
08/24	109	86	105	104	97	108	100	101	109	108	91
08/25	108	80	103	103	99	103	100	105	108	106	96
08/26	107	89	100	104	100	101	102	105	104	107	90
08/27	109	96	99	104	102	100	102	105	89	109	98
08/28	110	92	98	102	101	93	95	103	88	110	97
08/29	108	97	91	106	101	99	100	102	86	108	97
08/30	109	97	97	105	105	103	101	104	92	109	98
08/31	108	95	96	99	96	102	100	105	100	106	100
Avg Max	-	100.5	102.2	103.6	99.9	102.0	97.9	104.2	101.8	106.9	98.8

September
Date	Rec Max	1934	1936	1943	1954	1980	1998	2000	2006	2011	2012
09/01	108	97	98	100	100	101	101	108	98	102	103
09/02	108	99	100	95	102	101	101	108	77	102	103
09/03	108	76	83	90	103	98	106	108	76	101	103
09/04	111	93	98	94	96	98	108	111	73	86	104
09/05	108	98	99	100	96	100	108	103	84	83	104
09/06	105	77	100	86	98	98	101	97	86	86	98
09/07	103	81	98	90	99	92	101	96	88	89	109
09/08	104	90	97	89	96	90	102	94	92	90	86
09/09	104	88	102	90	102	91	96	97	89	89	91
09/10	104	90	101	93	90	92	92	104	86	92	92
09/11	107	95	98	97	90	96	89	107	89	95	94
09/12	106	95	98	98	91	98	85	100	84	104	94
09/13	105	94	96	86	96	100	84	95	83	105	77
09/14	107	83	91	101	97	98	93	100	90	87	64
09/15	106	68	83	99	98	100	95	93	94	69	71
09/16	102	79	79	89	98	101	84	92	97	77	74
09/17	103	92	68	84	93	84	87	91	87	94	82
09/18	101	86	76	86	97	97	93	96	80	90	81
09/19	100	95	88	93	99	100	97	97	83	87	87
09/20	103	96	87	84	103	100	99	85	89	91	94
09/21	103	73	86	93	84	101	103	91	91	92	94
09/22	101	88	82	93	86	92	85	101	96	70	98
09/23	102	92	91	90	88	72	84	90	83	84	93
09/24	101	91	77	84	90	84	98	63	75	94	95
09/25	103	91	84	86	94	84	98	66	84	85	94
09/26	105	72	75	76	96	69	95	75	90	84	91
09/27	103	79	65	76	95	55	97	83	92	91	77
09/28	106	90	59	71	96	55	99	85	74	94	76
09/29	104	91	64	80	94	65	99	86	90	99	70
09/30	108	78	67	84	91	79	99	90	97	81	75
Avg Max	-	87.2	86.3	89.2	95.3	89.7	96.0	93.7	86.6	89.8	89.1

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Heat Wave and Summer Temperature Data for Wichita Falls, Texas

Heat Wave and Summer Temperature Data
for Wichita Falls, Texas