Iowa · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Spencer, IA

43.168°N, 95.210°W · station SPWthr · 132 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Spencer.
89°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1594°THU7/1694°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#13 / 110
warmest Jul 16 in 110 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

105°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

70°F
set in 1912

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Spencer. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
70881051896: 83°F1897: 87°F1898: 91°F1911: 74°F1912: 70°F1913: 92°F1914: 86°F1915: 84°F1919: 88°F1920: 86°F1921: 95°F1922: 90°F1923: 93°F1924: 91°F1925: 86°F1926: 99°F1927: 86°F1928: 88°F1929: 88°F1930: 102°F1931: 97°F1932: 96°F1933: 84°F1934: 82°F1935: 95°F1936: 105°F1937: 86°F1938: 88°F1939: 88°F1940: 82°F1941: 79°F1942: 97°F1943: 88°F1944: 78°F1945: 75°F1946: 76°F1947: 92°F1948: 80°F1949: 88°F1950: 79°F1951: 82°F1952: 77°F1953: 88°F1955: 78°F1956: 92°F1957: 94°F1958: 76°F1959: 84°F1960: 82°F1961: 84°F1962: 71°F1963: 90°F1964: 91°F1965: 92°F1966: 84°F1967: 83°F1968: 90°F1969: 89°F1970: 88°F1971: 92°F1974: 86°F1975: 94°F1976: 82°F1977: 94°F1978: 92°F1979: 78°F1982: 90°F1983: 88°F1984: 82°F1985: 84°F1986: 94°F1987: 90°F1988: 95°F1989: 82°F1990: 92°F1991: 94°F1992: 72°F1993: 80°F1994: 84°F1995: 85°F1996: 84°F1997: 95°F1998: 81°F1999: 80°F2000: 84°F2001: 89°F2002: 88°F2003: 84°F2004: 84°F2005: 94°F2006: 101°F2007: 91°F2008: 92°F2009: 72°F2010: 89°F2011: 92°F2012: 95°F2013: 91°F2014: 75°F2015: 86°F2016: 76°F2017: 89°F2018: 85°F2019: 84°F2020: 81°F2021: 81°F2022: 83°F2023: 80°F2024: 90°F2025: 71°F94° forecast189619362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1694°F
Hottest this date since2012
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#13 of 110
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record113°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Spencer in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°F1944-38°F1912
Feb74°F2024-36°F1899
Mar89°F2026-28°F1948
Apr95°F20070°F1975
May109°F193420°F1967
Jun106°F193330°F1896
Jul113°F193640°F1971
Aug111°F193034°F1950
Sep102°F192521°F1942
Oct95°F2023-8°F1925
Nov80°F1999-17°F1959
Dec67°F1998-30°F1914
All-time113°F1936-38°F1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Spencer so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

24 days
record run, ended Aug 8 1935

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Spencer's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 25°FJan: 7°FFeb: 30°FFeb: 11°FMar: 43°FMar: 24°FApr: 58°FApr: 35°FMay: 71°FMay: 47°FJun: 81°FJun: 58°FJul: 84°FJul: 61°FAug: 82°FAug: 59°FSep: 76°FSep: 50°FOct: 61°FOct: 37°FNov: 44°FNov: 24°FDec: 30°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset8:00 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight15h 07m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.17°N, 95.21°W

Nearby Stations

Sioux City, IA79 mi SWSioux Falls, SD82 mi WOmaha, NE133 mi SDes Moines, IA138 mi SENorfolk, NE139 mi SWRochester, MN145 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Spencer's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Spencer, IA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Spencer's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Spencer, IA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's high at Spencer, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Spencer, IA daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Spencer — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 33 in 1933.

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