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McCook, NE

40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
77°F
forecast high · Oct 21

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for McCook.
63°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1864°MON10/1971°TUE10/2077°WED10/2177°THU10/2275°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at McCook — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#25 / 93
warmest Oct 21 in 93 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 21 ever

91°F
set in 2003

Coolest Oct 21 ever

37°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 77°F — 25th warmest Oct 21 of 93 years · record 91°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
1909: 75°F1910: 68°F1911: 49°F1912: 68°F1913: 55°F1914: 67°F1915: 77°F1916: 46°F1918: 65°F1919: 69°F1920: 79°F1921: 80°F1922: 67°F1923: 75°F1924: 80°F1925: 69°F1926: 70°F1927: 85°F1928: 87°F1929: 70°F1930: 37°F1931: 68°F1932: 55°F1933: 73°F1934: 82°F1935: 60°F1936: 63°F1937: 60°F1938: 78°F1939: 76°F1940: 85°F1941: 70°F1942: 70°F1943: 72°F1944: 65°F1945: 56°F1946: 78°F1947: 88°F1948: 71°F1949: 46°F1950: 73°F1951: 53°F1952: 60°F1953: 72°F1954: 70°F1955: 67°F1956: 72°F1957: 58°F1959: 73°F1960: 69°F1961: 79°F1962: 77°F1963: 73°F1964: 81°F1965: 63°F1966: 80°F1989: 77°F1990: 44°F1991: 68°F1992: 68°F1993: 53°F1994: 71°F1995: 60°F1996: 64°F1997: 49°F1998: 64°F1999: 80°F2000: 73°F2001: 67°F2002: 56°F2003: 91°F2004: 51°F2005: 62°F2006: 49°F2007: 53°F2008: 62°F2009: 45°F2010: 75°F2011: 75°F2012: 82°F2013: 64°F2014: 81°F2015: 63°F2016: 62°F2017: 67°F2018: 80°F2019: 56°F2020: 66°F2021: 65°F2022: 79°F2023: 77°F2024: 79°F2025: 65°F77° forecast354045505560657075808590951910192019301940195019601990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2177°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#25 of 93
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at McCook in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 10, 1911-30°FJan 12, 1912
Feb83°FFeb 19, 1930-26°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar98°FMar 21, 2026-20°FMar 3, 1960
Apr98°FApr 28, 19100°FApr 2, 1936
May106°FMay 31, 200214°FMay 1, 1909
Jun115°FJun 26, 201234°FJun 1, 1947
Jul114°FJul 20, 193243°FJul 4, 1915
Aug111°FAug 3, 193039°FAug 28, 1911
Sep107°FSep 1, 192922°FSep 30, 1912
Oct98°FOct 9, 1928-1°FOct 29, 1913
Nov89°FNov 19, 2007-14°FNov 14, 1940
Dec81°FDec 23, 1964-27°FDec 22, 1989
All-time115°FJun 26, 2012-30°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at McCook so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 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

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 1, 1935

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 9, 2002-2°FJan 12, 1916
Feb47°FFeb 19, 2017-4°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar61°FMar 30, 19678°FMar 2, 2014
Apr63°FApr 25, 189622°FApr 1, 1936
May72°FMay 28, 200640°FMay 1, 1954
Jun84°FJun 28, 191147°FJun 4, 1998
Jul82°FJul 31, 193458°FJul 2, 1995
Aug88°FAug 1, 193558°FAug 24, 1934
Sep75°FSep 2, 196441°FSep 24, 2000
Oct71°FOct 6, 200721°FOct 31, 1991
Nov55°FNov 8, 20205°FNov 27, 1919
Dec48°FDec 13, 2014-4°FDec 22, 1989
All-time88°FAug 1, 1935-4°FDec 22, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

37 days
record run, ended Jul 20 1925

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from McCook's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 66°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 16°FFeb: 45°FFeb: 19°FMar: 56°FMar: 27°FApr: 65°FApr: 36°FMay: 74°FMay: 48°FJun: 86°FJun: 59°FJul: 91°FJul: 64°FAug: 88°FAug: 62°FSep: 81°FSep: 52°FOct: 67°FOct: 38°FNov: 53°FNov: 25°FDec: 42°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset5:01 PM
Solar noon11:28 AM
Daylight11h 07m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.20°N, 100.59°W

Nearby Stations

North Platte, NE63 mi NGoodland, KS82 mi SWHastings, NE117 mi EGrand Island, NE130 mi EConcordia, KS162 mi EDodge City, KS171 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against McCook's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
McCook, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1896

Each cell is one day's high at McCook, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
McCook, NE daily high heat map 1896–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at McCook — counted through Oct 21 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
76 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 20th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 43. Record: 93 in 1956.

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