It can certainly get incredibly hot in Wichita Falls and the state of Texas. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Wichita Falls is 117 degrees which occurred on June 28, 1980. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas is 120 degrees which occurred on August 12, 1936, in Seymour.
Wichita Falls averages 28 days a year when the temperature soars to 100 degree or hotter. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on March 27, 1981, when it was 100 degrees. The latest day that it was 100 degrees or more in Wichita Falls was on October 17, 1972, when it was 102 degrees.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Wichita Falls, Texas
1. June 28, 1980 - 117 degrees
2. June 27, 1980 - 116 degrees
T-3. June 25, 1980 - 114 degrees
T-3. July 2, 1980 - 114 degrees
T-3. July 3, 1980 - 114 degrees
T-3. July 15, 1978 - 114 degrees
T-7. June 26, 1980 - 113 degrees
T-7. July 1, 1980- 113 degrees
T-7. August 6, 1964 - 113 degrees
T-7. August 11, 1936 - 113 degrees
The annual average temperature for Wichita Falls for the entire year is 64.0 degrees.
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No one looked at the 115 to 117 degree days of the 1950's.
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