Nebraska · THREADEX · 1874–2026

North Platte, NE

41.122°N, 100.669°W · station LBFthr · 153 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for North Platte.
92°MON7/1392°TUE7/1492°WED7/1595°THU7/1697°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#18 / 151
warmest Jul 18 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

107°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 18 ever

73°F
set in 1902

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at North Platte. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73901071875: 76°F1876: 83°F1877: 81°F1878: 92°F1879: 79°F1880: 87°F1881: 95°F1882: 83°F1883: 88°F1884: 89°F1885: 94°F1886: 84°F1887: 83°F1888: 74°F1889: 86°F1890: 87°F1891: 83°F1892: 82°F1893: 84°F1894: 96°F1895: 90°F1896: 78°F1897: 81°F1898: 95°F1899: 84°F1900: 87°F1901: 91°F1902: 73°F1903: 83°F1904: 91°F1905: 88°F1906: 92°F1907: 87°F1908: 83°F1909: 91°F1910: 88°F1911: 81°F1912: 80°F1913: 76°F1914: 75°F1915: 77°F1916: 98°F1917: 93°F1918: 84°F1919: 84°F1920: 92°F1921: 90°F1922: 84°F1923: 82°F1924: 79°F1925: 102°F1926: 101°F1927: 88°F1928: 78°F1929: 83°F1930: 96°F1931: 93°F1932: 99°F1933: 95°F1934: 102°F1935: 93°F1936: 107°F1937: 92°F1938: 84°F1939: 93°F1940: 100°F1941: 86°F1942: 92°F1943: 93°F1944: 93°F1945: 85°F1946: 92°F1947: 81°F1948: 78°F1949: 88°F1950: 79°F1951: 84°F1952: 90°F1953: 90°F1954: 98°F1955: 86°F1956: 84°F1957: 96°F1958: 85°F1959: 85°F1960: 88°F1961: 93°F1962: 86°F1963: 101°F1964: 90°F1965: 88°F1966: 84°F1967: 78°F1968: 89°F1969: 86°F1970: 99°F1971: 83°F1972: 74°F1973: 87°F1974: 101°F1975: 96°F1976: 84°F1977: 99°F1978: 88°F1979: 78°F1980: 97°F1981: 83°F1982: 88°F1983: 94°F1984: 88°F1985: 87°F1986: 98°F1987: 91°F1988: 89°F1989: 79°F1990: 99°F1991: 100°F1992: 81°F1993: 80°F1994: 91°F1995: 83°F1996: 93°F1997: 94°F1998: 100°F1999: 94°F2000: 79°F2001: 97°F2002: 100°F2003: 96°F2004: 88°F2005: 87°F2006: 96°F2007: 96°F2008: 88°F2009: 80°F2010: 83°F2011: 98°F2012: 100°F2013: 94°F2014: 78°F2015: 89°F2016: 84°F2017: 93°F2018: 88°F2019: 102°F2020: 97°F2021: 87°F2022: 104°F2023: 84°F2024: 85°F2025: 92°F98° forecast187519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1898°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record107°F
This-date rank#18 of 151
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record112°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°F2015-35°F1888
Feb79°F1962-35°F1899
Mar94°F2026-25°F2019
Apr98°F1992-3°F1936
May99°F193418°F2005
Jun108°F202229°F1969
Jul112°F195439°F1997
Aug108°F193635°F1976
Sep105°F193117°F1984
Oct96°F19474°F1913
Nov87°F2020-25°F1887
Dec78°F2025-34°F1983
All-time112°F1954-35°F1888

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

8 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

25 days
record run, ended Jul 26 1936

So far in 2026

19 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: 90°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 12°FFeb: 43°FFeb: 15°FMar: 54°FMar: 24°FApr: 62°FApr: 33°FMay: 72°FMay: 44°FJun: 83°FJun: 56°FJul: 89°FJul: 61°FAug: 86°FAug: 59°FSep: 79°FSep: 48°FOct: 65°FOct: 34°FNov: 52°FNov: 21°FDec: 41°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:21 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 54m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.12°N, 100.67°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE63 mi SValentine, NE120 mi NHastings, NE122 mi EGrand Island, NE123 mi EGoodland, KS132 mi SWScottsbluff, NE160 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
North Platte, NE — last six weeks of daily high

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.
North Platte, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

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.
North Platte, NE daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at North Platte — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
19 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 27th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 36 in 1934.

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