Nebraska · THREADEX · 1907–2026

Hastings, NE

40.600°N, 98.426°W · station HSIthr · 120 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Hastings.
89°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1593°THU7/1696°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#23 / 119
warmest Jul 18 in 119 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

115°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 18 ever

69°F
set in 1914

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Hastings. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
69921151907: 90°F1908: 85°F1909: 91°F1910: 88°F1911: 79°F1912: 85°F1913: 80°F1914: 69°F1915: 80°F1916: 97°F1917: 86°F1918: 82°F1919: 88°F1920: 87°F1921: 86°F1922: 85°F1923: 90°F1924: 82°F1925: 87°F1926: 101°F1927: 94°F1928: 84°F1929: 85°F1930: 107°F1931: 99°F1932: 100°F1933: 89°F1934: 106°F1935: 94°F1936: 115°F1937: 93°F1938: 89°F1939: 90°F1940: 104°F1941: 94°F1942: 98°F1943: 94°F1944: 96°F1945: 80°F1946: 99°F1947: 80°F1948: 85°F1949: 96°F1950: 80°F1951: 93°F1952: 90°F1953: 93°F1954: 107°F1955: 90°F1956: 92°F1957: 101°F1958: 90°F1959: 85°F1960: 90°F1961: 96°F1962: 83°F1963: 95°F1964: 95°F1965: 83°F1966: 100°F1967: 78°F1968: 88°F1969: 94°F1970: 102°F1971: 89°F1972: 79°F1973: 92°F1974: 102°F1975: 97°F1976: 87°F1977: 100°F1978: 100°F1979: 85°F1980: 101°F1981: 85°F1982: 93°F1983: 104°F1984: 86°F1985: 93°F1986: 98°F1987: 83°F1988: 91°F1989: 85°F1990: 95°F1991: 101°F1992: 83°F1993: 82°F1994: 88°F1995: 85°F1996: 94°F1997: 92°F1998: 94°F1999: 90°F2000: 77°F2001: 92°F2002: 98°F2003: 90°F2004: 82°F2005: 85°F2006: 91°F2007: 97°F2008: 89°F2009: 79°F2010: 87°F2011: 99°F2012: 96°F2013: 93°F2014: 77°F2015: 87°F2016: 89°F2017: 90°F2018: 84°F2019: 95°F2020: 95°F2021: 81°F2022: 91°F2023: 83°F2024: 82°F2025: 86°F97° forecast190719362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1897°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record115°F
This-date rank#23 of 119
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record116°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1907–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Hastings in each calendar month, and for the whole 1907–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1990-30°F1912
Feb80°F1972-30°F2021
Mar97°F2026-15°F1998
Apr96°F19895°F1936
May105°F193422°F1909
Jun110°F193634°F1951
Jul116°F193645°F1915
Aug111°F193440°F1911
Sep105°F194526°F1995
Oct97°F19474°F1997
Nov86°F1945-7°F1940
Dec80°F1964-23°F1989
All-time116°F1936-30°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (97°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

39 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1934

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Hastings's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 15°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 19°FMar: 53°FMar: 28°FApr: 63°FApr: 38°FMay: 73°FMay: 50°FJun: 84°FJun: 61°FJul: 87°FJul: 65°FAug: 85°FAug: 63°FSep: 79°FSep: 54°FOct: 65°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 28°FDec: 38°FDec: 19°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:14 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 51m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.60°N, 98.43°W

Nearby Stations

Grand Island, NE25 mi NConcordia, KS83 mi SELincoln, NE88 mi ENorfolk, NE108 mi NEMcCook, NE117 mi WNorth Platte, NE122 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Hastings's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Hastings, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1907

Each cell is one day's high at Hastings, coloured by temperature — 120 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Hastings, NE daily high heat map 1907–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Hastings — 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 61st most in 120 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 49 in 1934.

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