How much has Plano warmed?
Each stripe below is one year of average temperature in Collin County, from 1895 on the left to 2025 on the right. Blue years were cooler than the 20th-century average of 63.8°F, and red years were warmer.
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- Last 10 years
- +2.3°F2016-2025 vs the 1901-2000 average
- Warmest year
- 2025then 2024, 2023, 2012
- Coldest year
- 1979in the 1895-2025 record
- 20th-century average
- 63.8°Fall months, Collin County
Decade by decade
Average difference from the 1901-2000 average, by decade. The 2020s cover 2020 to 2025.
Nearby cities
See which cities have warmed the most in our warming ranking, or today's normal weather month by month in Plano.
Frequently asked questions
How much warmer is Plano than it used to be?
In Collin County, the ten years from 2016 to 2025 averaged 2.3°F warmer than the 20th-century average of 63.8°F, according to NOAA's county temperature records.
What was the warmest year on record in Plano?
The warmest years in NOAA's county record are 2025, 2024, 2023, 2012 and 2006. The coldest was 1979.
What are climate stripes?
Each stripe is one year. Its color shows how that year's average temperature compares with the long-term average: blue for cooler, red for warmer, darker for bigger differences. The design comes from climate scientist Ed Hawkins.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, nClimDiv county average temperature (version 1.0.0, October 2026 release). Values are county averages built from adjusted weather station records on a 5 km grid, so they describe Collin County as a whole rather than downtown Plano, and they correct for changes in stations and instruments over time. Incomplete years are left out. Stripes design by Ed Hawkins (#ShowYourStripes).