Few are still around who can remember the coldest Thanksgiving that ever hit Lubbock back in 1938. But many can recollect the crazy record high temp from 1965.

Lubbock’s Coldest Thanksgiving

I’ve also included the city’s hottest Thanksgiving on record, but first let’s go over the coldest.

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Back on Thanksgiving day, November 24, 1938, Lubbock families barricaded their homes from the devastatingly cold 7 degrees that day.

In fact, the top five lowest temperatures on Thanksgiving in Lubbock never exceeded 20 degrees, according to the National Weather Service:

5. Nov 29, 1923 – 18 degrees4. Nov 27, 1924 – 17 degrees3. Nov 25, 1993 – 15 degrees2. Nov 27, 1919 – 14 degrees1. Nov 24, 1938 – 7 degreesWhat Was Happening in Lubbock in 1938?

As the Hub City was preparing for the coldest turkey day on record in 1938, they had finished the construction of the Lubbock Municipal Airport just years prior.

Also, with the formation of the Texas Technological College Graduate School just two years before, 1938 also saw the birth of a new Red Raider tradition: the Arbor Day celebration.

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Classes were let out at noon on this day to allow students to help plant nearly 20,000 trees on the barren campus. Donuts and coffee were served as refreshments during the day (not sure if those are great treats for manual labor, but whatever).

Lubbock’s Hottest Thanksgiving

When it comes to the hottest Thanksgiving on record for Lubbock, that would be on November 25, 1965. This day saw a blistering 86 degrees outside while families huddled around their fans during their turkey feast.

Temps came close to reaching this record in recent years as 2012 saw an 80-degree Thanksgiving.

Finally, there were two Thanksgivings in Lubbock that actually came with lasting snow. These were in 1934 (1 inch) and 2007 (.4 inches).

Yet again, Lubbock never ceases to surprise us with the weather. Let’s just see how holidays look moving forward! Maybe a haboob next year? I don’t know, we’ll see.

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