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Scottsbluff, NE

41.875°N, 103.601°W · station BFFthr · 134 years of record
77°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Scottsbluff.
77°SAT10/1770°SUN10/1869°MON10/1974°TUE10/2076°WED10/2177°THU10/2273°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#27 / 129
warmest Oct 17 in 129 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

89°F
set in 1926

Coolest Oct 17 ever

36°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 77°F — 27th warmest Oct 17 of 129 years · record 89°F (1926) · warmest since 2024.
1893: 61°F1894: 79°F1896: 67°F1897: 53°F1898: 44°F1899: 51°F1900: 70°F1901: 73°F1904: 65°F1905: 47°F1906: 60°F1907: 63°F1908: 69°F1909: 58°F1910: 72°F1911: 71°F1912: 72°F1913: 48°F1914: 84°F1915: 67°F1916: 71°F1917: 65°F1918: 67°F1919: 70°F1920: 67°F1921: 73°F1922: 65°F1923: 65°F1924: 77°F1925: 53°F1926: 89°F1927: 85°F1928: 58°F1929: 79°F1930: 49°F1931: 77°F1932: 86°F1933: 54°F1934: 62°F1935: 63°F1936: 54°F1937: 68°F1938: 54°F1939: 79°F1941: 66°F1942: 65°F1943: 80°F1944: 69°F1945: 76°F1946: 45°F1947: 72°F1948: 39°F1949: 62°F1950: 82°F1951: 55°F1952: 67°F1953: 76°F1954: 81°F1955: 75°F1956: 84°F1957: 65°F1958: 74°F1959: 64°F1960: 62°F1961: 74°F1962: 63°F1963: 75°F1964: 75°F1965: 61°F1966: 61°F1967: 69°F1968: 50°F1969: 40°F1970: 61°F1971: 65°F1972: 74°F1973: 73°F1974: 82°F1975: 67°F1976: 56°F1977: 67°F1978: 72°F1979: 66°F1980: 43°F1981: 53°F1982: 75°F1983: 70°F1984: 50°F1985: 62°F1986: 75°F1987: 71°F1988: 78°F1989: 36°F1990: 48°F1991: 83°F1992: 55°F1993: 52°F1994: 43°F1995: 66°F1996: 58°F1997: 77°F1998: 50°F1999: 56°F2000: 67°F2001: 74°F2002: 66°F2003: 86°F2004: 63°F2005: 78°F2006: 46°F2007: 63°F2008: 68°F2009: 71°F2010: 73°F2011: 50°F2012: 78°F2013: 47°F2014: 65°F2015: 76°F2016: 80°F2017: 79°F2018: 66°F2019: 82°F2020: 72°F2021: 79°F2022: 64°F2023: 84°F2024: 83°F2025: 67°F77° forecast354045505560657075808590190019101920193019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1777°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#27 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record110°F (1939)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Scottsbluff in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 26, 1982-33°FJan 17, 1930
Feb77°FFeb 11, 1962-46°FFeb 6, 1899
Mar92°FMar 21, 2026-27°FMar 11, 1948
Apr93°FApr 27, 1910-8°FApr 2, 1975
May103°FMay 29, 200312°FMay 1, 1898
Jun106°FJun 27, 199030°FJun 14, 1969
Jul110°FJul 11, 193935°FJul 5, 1898
Aug107°FAug 2, 202630°FAug 25, 1910
Sep105°FSep 5, 202014°FSep 25, 1926
Oct93°FOct 3, 1906-10°FOct 27, 2020
Nov83°FNov 5, 1897-21°FNov 27, 1896
Dec77°FDec 27, 1980-42°FDec 22, 1989
All-time110°FJul 11, 1939-46°FFeb 6, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Scottsbluff so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Mar (92°F), Aug (107°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 16, 1898

Coldest high ever

-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan44°FJan 31, 1911-10°FJan 20, 1935
Feb52°FFeb 18, 1930-12°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar57°FMar 20, 19166°FMar 3, 1989
Apr55°FApr 30, 197717°FApr 1, 1936
May62°FMay 16, 193631°FMay 1, 1954
Jun78°FJun 16, 189842°FJun 12, 1947
Jul74°FJul 10, 193952°FJul 9, 1895
Aug72°FAug 5, 202251°FAug 24, 1992
Sep68°FSep 30, 189732°FSep 28, 1985
Oct57°FOct 1, 201515°FOct 30, 1991
Nov55°FNov 14, 18945°FNov 24, 1993
Dec49°FDec 3, 1977-13°FDec 22, 1989
All-time78°FJun 16, 1898-13°FDec 22, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

28 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1901

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Scottsbluff's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 65°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 14°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 16°FMar: 54°FMar: 24°FApr: 61°FApr: 32°FMay: 71°FMay: 43°FJun: 83°FJun: 53°FJul: 90°FJul: 59°FAug: 88°FAug: 57°FSep: 79°FSep: 46°FOct: 64°FOct: 33°FNov: 51°FNov: 22°FDec: 41°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:12 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight11h 04m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.88°N, 103.60°W

Nearby Stations

Cheyenne, WY79 mi SWDenver, CO150 mi SWRapid City, SD152 mi NNorth Platte, NE160 mi ECasper, WY162 mi WValentine, NE169 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Scottsbluff'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.
Scottsbluff, NE — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Scottsbluff's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Scottsbluff, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Scottsbluff, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Scottsbluff, NE daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Scottsbluff — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
63 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 46. Record: 81 in 2012.

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