41.122°N, 100.669°W · station LBFthr · 153 years of record
77°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for North Platte.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at North Platte — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#79 / 152
warmest Oct 17 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 17 ever
37°F
set in 1880
Forecast high 67°F — 79th warmest Oct 17 of 152 years · record 89°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 152
warmest Oct 18 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
89°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 18 ever
34°F
set in 1880
Forecast high 66°F — 78th warmest Oct 18 of 152 years · record 89°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#80 / 152
warmest Oct 19 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
89°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
38°F
set in 1932
Forecast high 65°F — 80th warmest Oct 19 of 152 years · record 89°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#56 / 152
warmest Oct 20 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
92°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
31°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 56th warmest Oct 20 of 152 years · record 92°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#30 / 152
warmest Oct 21 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 21 ever
32°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 76°F — 30th warmest Oct 21 of 152 years · record 90°F (1921) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 152
warmest Oct 22 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
87°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
28°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 77°F — 23rd warmest Oct 22 of 152 years · record 87°F (2003) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#31 / 152
warmest Oct 23 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
88°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 23 ever
30°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 75°F — 31st warmest Oct 23 of 152 years · record 88°F (1899) · warmest since 2023.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at North Platte in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 27, 2015
-35°FJan 15, 1888
Feb
79°FFeb 11, 1962
-35°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 21, 2026
-25°FMar 4, 2019
Apr
98°FApr 30, 1992
-3°FApr 2, 1936
May
99°FMay 8, 1934
18°FMay 2, 2005
Jun
108°FJun 13, 2022
29°FJun 2, 1969
Jul
112°FJul 11, 1954
39°FJul 4, 1997
Aug
108°FAug 11, 1936
35°FAug 28, 1976
Sep
105°FSep 5, 1931
17°FSep 29, 1984
Oct
96°FOct 5, 1947
4°FOct 29, 1913
Nov
87°FNov 6, 2020
-25°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
78°FDec 22, 2025
-34°FDec 22, 1983
All-time
112°FJul 11, 1954
-35°FJan 15, 1888
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at North Platte so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
11 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (94°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
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1940
Coldest high ever
-15°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 14, 1888
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
38°FJan 14, 1943
-15°FJan 14, 1888
Feb
43°FFeb 24, 1951
-13°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
53°FMar 18, 2012
-2°FMar 12, 1880
Apr
65°FApr 22, 1932
17°FApr 1, 1975
May
70°FMay 30, 1934
31°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
78°FJun 19, 2022
45°FJun 4, 1998
Jul
80°FJul 25, 1940
58°FJul 9, 1895
Aug
77°FAug 15, 1937
54°FAug 25, 1887
Sep
73°FSep 13, 1939
36°FSep 26, 1927
Oct
69°FOct 6, 2007
17°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
52°FNov 2, 1987
5°FNov 27, 1919
Dec
47°FDec 13, 2014
-9°FDec 21, 1983
All-time
80°FJul 25, 1940
-15°FJan 14, 1888
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
25 days
record run, ended Jul 26 1936
So far in 2026
62 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from North Platte's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
North Platte'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 North Platte's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at North Platte, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at North Platte — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
62 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 9th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 38. Record: 80 in 2012.
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