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Spencer, IA

43.168°N, 95.210°W · station SPWthr · 132 years of record
74°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Spencer.
57°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1864°MON10/1968°TUE10/2072°WED10/2174°THU10/2274°FRI10/23

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

#14 / 110
warmest Oct 22 in 110 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

85°F
set in 2024

Coolest Oct 22 ever

29°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 74°F — 14th warmest Oct 22 of 110 years · record 85°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
1896: 53°F1897: 63°F1898: 66°F1911: 45°F1912: 51°F1914: 72°F1915: 77°F1919: 68°F1920: 78°F1921: 70°F1922: 60°F1923: 60°F1924: 60°F1925: 59°F1926: 50°F1927: 84°F1928: 60°F1929: 50°F1930: 41°F1931: 63°F1932: 66°F1933: 49°F1934: 74°F1935: 36°F1936: 34°F1937: 29°F1938: 57°F1939: 65°F1940: 71°F1941: 66°F1942: 46°F1943: 64°F1944: 60°F1945: 55°F1946: 70°F1947: 73°F1948: 58°F1949: 63°F1950: 46°F1951: 46°F1952: 58°F1953: 63°F1954: 65°F1955: 68°F1956: 68°F1957: 54°F1958: 60°F1959: 63°F1960: 62°F1961: 63°F1962: 55°F1963: 79°F1964: 53°F1965: 66°F1966: 55°F1967: 78°F1968: 67°F1969: 43°F1970: 69°F1971: 62°F1973: 77°F1974: 64°F1975: 78°F1976: 42°F1977: 54°F1978: 60°F1980: 53°F1982: 59°F1983: 49°F1984: 45°F1985: 71°F1986: 59°F1987: 51°F1988: 52°F1989: 72°F1990: 63°F1991: 78°F1993: 71°F1994: 63°F1995: 51°F1996: 52°F1997: 44°F1998: 66°F1999: 51°F2000: 72°F2001: 63°F2002: 35°F2003: 81°F2004: 55°F2005: 49°F2006: 41°F2007: 58°F2008: 47°F2009: 40°F2010: 76°F2011: 64°F2012: 75°F2013: 43°F2014: 70°F2015: 61°F2016: 63°F2017: 66°F2018: 68°F2019: 53°F2020: 46°F2021: 50°F2022: 83°F2023: 65°F2024: 85°F2025: 57°F74° forecast2530354045505560657075808519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2274°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#14 of 110
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 Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

7 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

19 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: 58°F · forecast is +16° 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

Sunrise6:35 AM
Sunset5:37 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight11h 01m · 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 Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 65th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 70 in 1936.

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