Nebraska · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Scottsbluff, NE

41.875°N, 103.601°W · station BFFthr · 134 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Scottsbluff.
98°MON7/1396°TUE7/1495°WED7/1598°THU7/1698°FRI7/1799°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#15 / 133
warmest Jul 18 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

108°F
set in 2022

Coolest Jul 18 ever

72°F
set in 1898

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Scottsbluff. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72901081893: 82°F1894: 84°F1895: 83°F1896: 90°F1897: 76°F1898: 72°F1899: 89°F1900: 80°F1901: 98°F1902: 73°F1903: 76°F1904: 97°F1905: 90°F1906: 88°F1907: 85°F1908: 82°F1909: 94°F1910: 97°F1911: 80°F1912: 78°F1913: 83°F1914: 87°F1915: 80°F1916: 96°F1917: 94°F1918: 86°F1919: 79°F1920: 89°F1921: 92°F1922: 93°F1923: 95°F1924: 77°F1925: 100°F1926: 101°F1927: 88°F1928: 83°F1929: 88°F1930: 94°F1931: 96°F1932: 96°F1933: 98°F1934: 103°F1935: 87°F1936: 99°F1937: 90°F1938: 89°F1939: 97°F1940: 95°F1941: 88°F1942: 88°F1943: 94°F1944: 95°F1945: 95°F1946: 82°F1947: 88°F1948: 80°F1949: 86°F1950: 80°F1951: 92°F1952: 99°F1953: 87°F1954: 92°F1955: 88°F1956: 85°F1957: 86°F1958: 75°F1959: 83°F1960: 89°F1961: 91°F1962: 89°F1963: 98°F1964: 98°F1965: 96°F1966: 89°F1967: 81°F1968: 91°F1969: 89°F1970: 96°F1971: 85°F1972: 73°F1973: 84°F1974: 98°F1975: 94°F1976: 93°F1977: 101°F1978: 91°F1979: 86°F1980: 101°F1981: 86°F1982: 92°F1983: 101°F1984: 87°F1985: 85°F1986: 87°F1987: 93°F1988: 89°F1989: 84°F1990: 98°F1991: 93°F1992: 78°F1993: 92°F1994: 98°F1995: 85°F1996: 96°F1997: 101°F1998: 104°F1999: 88°F2000: 79°F2001: 95°F2002: 100°F2003: 91°F2004: 93°F2005: 88°F2006: 104°F2007: 100°F2008: 86°F2009: 87°F2010: 94°F2011: 99°F2012: 92°F2013: 99°F2014: 94°F2015: 85°F2016: 81°F2017: 94°F2018: 90°F2019: 102°F2020: 104°F2021: 94°F2022: 108°F2023: 96°F2024: 90°F2025: 92°F99° forecast189320222025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1899°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#15 of 133
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°F1982-33°F1930
Feb77°F1962-46°F1899
Mar92°F2026-27°F1948
Apr93°F1910-8°F1975
May103°F200312°F1898
Jun106°F199030°F1969
Jul110°F193935°F1898
Aug106°F189830°F1910
Sep105°F202014°F1926
Oct93°F1906-10°F2020
Nov83°F1897-21°F1896
Dec77°F1980-42°F1989
All-time110°F1939-46°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (92°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

28 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1901

So far in 2026

16 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: 91°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight14h 58m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 63rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 36 in 1933.

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