All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Austin, Texas

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Austin, Texas since 1897. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Austin since 1897.

Located in the central part of Texas, the capital city of Austin tends to have a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the Lone Star State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Austin, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the state of Texas.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Austin is 114 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Texas is 143 degrees; a difference of 29 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Austin, Texas

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Austin is 112 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Austin is 112 degrees, which has occurred on two different dates. The first time the temperature reached a record of 112 degrees in Austin was on September 5, 2000. The second time it reached 112 degrees was on August 28, 2011.

Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees are fairly common in Austin, as the city averages 16 days of 100 degree or hotter weather per year. The earliest the temperature has ever reached 100 degrees in the city is May 4th, while the latest date in a calender year is October 2nd.

Despite the high number of 100 degree weather days, the city of Austin is a pretty cool place to visit. I've been there a number of times and it always seems like there are festivals of some sort going on. Especially great music festivals and concerts.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is 120 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas is 120 degrees, which occurred on August 12, 1936, in Seymour, which is located about 280 miles north of Austin. Texas is one of 15 states that set an all-time hottest record in the very hot summer of 1936.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Austin (112) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (120) is eight degrees. A significant statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Austin is -2 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Austin is -2 degrees, which occurred on January 31, 1949.

Below zero temperatures are extremely rare in Austin, as the city has only had one other date when it was below zero since 1897. It was -1 degree on February 12, 1899. Austin averages 19 days a year when the temperature dips below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is -23 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Texas is -23 degrees, which occurred on February 8, 1933, in Seminole. The city of Seminole is located in western Texas, near the New Mexico border, about 380 miles northwest of Austin.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Austin (-2) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (-23) is 21 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, while it can get pretty hot in the summer and somewhat cold in the winter in Austin, the city still has a much milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Texas.