41.122°N, 100.669°W · station LBFthr · 153 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#38 / 151
warmest Sep 1 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
101°F
set in 1984
Coolest Sep 1 ever
59°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 90°F — 38th warmest Sep 1 of 151 years · record 101°F (1984) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 151
warmest Sep 2 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
102°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 2 ever
55°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 95°F — 22nd warmest Sep 2 of 151 years · record 102°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 151
warmest Sep 3 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
101°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 3 ever
55°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 96°F — 7th warmest Sep 3 of 151 years · record 101°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#17 / 151
warmest Sep 4 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
101°F
set in 1881
Coolest Sep 4 ever
60°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 95°F — 17th warmest Sep 4 of 151 years · record 101°F (1881) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#25 / 151
warmest Sep 5 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
105°F
set in 1931
Coolest Sep 5 ever
53°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 94°F — 25th warmest Sep 5 of 151 years · record 105°F (1931) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#42 / 151
warmest Sep 6 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
103°F
set in 2013
Coolest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1881
Forecast high 91°F — 42nd warmest Sep 6 of 151 years · record 103°F (2013) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#34 / 151
warmest Sep 7 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1959
Coolest Sep 7 ever
45°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 91°F — 34th warmest Sep 7 of 151 years · record 102°F (1959) · 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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 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
4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
25 days
record run, ended Jul 26 1936
So far in 2026
51 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: 84°F · forecast is +12° 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.