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Spencer, IA

43.168°N, 95.210°W · station SPWthr · 132 years of record
90°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Spencer.
90°TUE9/188°WED9/289°THU9/389°FRI9/490°SAT9/586°SUN9/682°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Spencer — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#13 / 112
warmest Sep 1 in 112 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

99°F
set in 1911

Coolest Sep 1 ever

60°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 90°F — 13th warmest Sep 1 of 112 years · record 99°F (1911) · warmest since 2023.
1895: 81°F1896: 75°F1897: 89°F1898: 92°F1911: 99°F1912: 87°F1913: 97°F1915: 82°F1919: 83°F1920: 83°F1921: 90°F1922: 98°F1923: 72°F1924: 80°F1925: 95°F1926: 90°F1927: 90°F1928: 72°F1929: 90°F1930: 86°F1931: 82°F1932: 85°F1933: 89°F1934: 86°F1935: 63°F1936: 91°F1937: 95°F1938: 82°F1939: 86°F1940: 76°F1941: 88°F1943: 80°F1944: 70°F1945: 87°F1946: 68°F1947: 85°F1948: 90°F1949: 78°F1950: 85°F1951: 67°F1952: 75°F1953: 92°F1954: 84°F1955: 83°F1956: 64°F1957: 88°F1958: 82°F1959: 76°F1960: 92°F1961: 77°F1962: 81°F1963: 75°F1964: 81°F1965: 72°F1966: 82°F1967: 70°F1968: 74°F1969: 78°F1970: 84°F1971: 84°F1972: 72°F1973: 83°F1974: 60°F1975: 74°F1976: 83°F1977: 75°F1978: 84°F1979: 81°F1981: 88°F1982: 84°F1983: 88°F1984: 87°F1985: 70°F1986: 81°F1987: 84°F1988: 86°F1989: 74°F1990: 80°F1991: 81°F1993: 75°F1994: 63°F1995: 81°F1996: 80°F1997: 88°F1998: 83°F1999: 91°F2000: 81°F2001: 78°F2002: 87°F2003: 78°F2004: 87°F2005: 86°F2006: 78°F2007: 81°F2008: 86°F2009: 74°F2010: 77°F2011: 91°F2012: 87°F2013: 80°F2014: 79°F2015: 86°F2016: 80°F2017: 74°F2018: 86°F2019: 81°F2020: 78°F2021: 79°F2022: 92°F2023: 90°F2024: 84°F2025: 79°F90° forecast60657075808590951001920193019401950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 190°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#13 of 112
Hottest at any time since2026
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°FJan 25, 1944-38°FJan 12, 1912
Feb74°FFeb 26, 2024-36°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar89°FMar 21, 2026-28°FMar 11, 1948
Apr95°FApr 29, 20070°FApr 3, 1975
May109°FMay 30, 193420°FMay 3, 1967
Jun106°FJun 10, 193330°FJun 11, 1896
Jul113°FJul 17, 193640°FJul 30, 1971
Aug111°FAug 3, 193034°FAug 20, 1950
Sep102°FSep 2, 192521°FSep 28, 1942
Oct95°FOct 1, 2023-8°FOct 29, 1925
Nov80°FNov 8, 1999-17°FNov 14, 1959
Dec67°FDec 1, 1998-30°FDec 26, 1914
All-time113°FJul 17, 1936-38°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Spencer so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 21, 2025

Coldest high ever

-18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 8, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 25, 1944-16°FJan 12, 1912
Feb47°FFeb 21, 1930-18°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar62°FMar 18, 2012-2°FMar 10, 1948
Apr66°FApr 27, 197023°FApr 2, 1975
May75°FMay 31, 193437°FMay 5, 1944
Jun81°FJun 21, 202546°FJun 1, 1946
Jul80°FJul 5, 193661°FJul 27, 1962
Aug78°FAug 3, 193055°FAug 25, 1987
Sep79°FSep 18, 189540°FSep 29, 1985
Oct70°FOct 3, 200520°FOct 28, 1925
Nov58°FNov 7, 20204°FNov 29, 1896
Dec49°FDec 2, 1962-16°FDec 24, 1983
All-time81°FJun 21, 2025-18°FFeb 8, 1899

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

15 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: 81°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

Sunrise5:45 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 20 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
15 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 76th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 63 in 1936.

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