Tacoma/McChord AFB
Weather station · 47.1°N 122.5°W · 87 m above sea level
ICAO KTCMWMO 74206Station data since 1946
Record high
30.0°C
in 1957
Record low
2.8°C
in 1961
Average high
20.4°C
all years on record
9.1°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 20.9°C against 30.0°C in 1957. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
37.2°C
- Date
- Thursday, 9 June 1955
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Tacoma/McChord AFB, United States
- Position
- 47.15°N 122.47°W · 87 m
Highest highest in available records since 1946. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−20.6°C
- Date
- Wednesday, 18 January 1950
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Tacoma/McChord AFB, United States
- Position
- 47.15°N 122.47°W · 87 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1946. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Tacoma/McChord AFB is
47.15°N 122.47°W
Tacoma/McChord AFB
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-09-22, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
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Today is already hotter than 76% of all days recorded here since 1946.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1946. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 57.8°C.
From our dataRecord high 37.2°C against record low −20.6°C. - 3
At 05:55 UTC this morning it was 10.4°C. By 00:55 UTC it was 20.9°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Every year on record
1946 to 2026
Annual average · °C
Trend over 23 years with data: +0.32 °C per decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily. Years the station did not cover are left as gaps, never joined across. The dashed line is a least squares trend through the years that have data.
Records by month
Jan
16.1°
−20.6°
Feb
21.7°
−18.3°
Mar
23.3°
−11.1°
Apr
27.2°
−2.8°
May
32.8°
−2.8°
Jun
37.2°
3.9°
Jul
36.7°
3.9°
Aug
36.7°
5.0°
Sep
35.6°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 20.9°C | 00:55 UTC | 10.4°C | 05:55 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 21.0°C | 22:55 UTC | 15.0°C | 15:41 UTC |
Nearby stations
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1946 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |