43.168°N, 95.210°W · station SPWthr · 132 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Spencer.
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
#81 / 109
warmest Oct 17 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
82°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 57°F — 81st warmest Oct 17 of 109 years · record 82°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 109
warmest Oct 18 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
85°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 63°F — 49th warmest Oct 18 of 109 years · record 85°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#52 / 108
warmest Oct 19 in 108 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
89°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
34°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 64°F — 52nd warmest Oct 19 of 108 years · record 89°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#37 / 109
warmest Oct 20 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
86°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
36°F
set in 1960
Forecast high 68°F — 37th warmest Oct 20 of 109 years · record 86°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#17 / 110
warmest Oct 21 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 21 ever
34°F
set in 1960
Forecast high 72°F — 17th warmest Oct 21 of 110 years · record 84°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#10 / 109
warmest Oct 23 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
84°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 23 ever
32°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 74°F — 10th warmest Oct 23 of 109 years · record 84°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
66°FJan 25, 1944
-38°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
74°FFeb 26, 2024
-36°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
89°FMar 21, 2026
-28°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
95°FApr 29, 2007
0°FApr 3, 1975
May
109°FMay 30, 1934
20°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
106°FJun 10, 1933
30°FJun 11, 1896
Jul
113°FJul 17, 1936
40°FJul 30, 1971
Aug
111°FAug 3, 1930
34°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
102°FSep 2, 1925
21°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
95°FOct 1, 2023
-8°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
80°FNov 8, 1999
-17°FNov 14, 1959
Dec
67°FDec 1, 1998
-30°FDec 26, 1914
All-time
113°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
42°FJan 25, 1944
-16°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
47°FFeb 21, 1930
-18°FFeb 8, 1899
Mar
62°FMar 18, 2012
-2°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
66°FApr 27, 1970
23°FApr 2, 1975
May
75°FMay 31, 1934
37°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
81°FJun 21, 2025
46°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
80°FJul 5, 1936
61°FJul 27, 1962
Aug
78°FAug 3, 1930
55°FAug 25, 1987
Sep
79°FSep 18, 1895
40°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
70°FOct 3, 2005
20°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
58°FNov 7, 2020
4°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
49°FDec 2, 1962
-16°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
81°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.
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.
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.