Nebraska · THREADEX · 1896–2026

McCook, NE

40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for McCook.
90°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1594°THU7/1696°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#27 / 93
warmest Jul 18 in 93 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

108°F
set in 1925

Coolest Jul 18 ever

72°F
set in 2000

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at McCook. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72901081909: 88°F1910: 91°F1911: 84°F1912: 87°F1914: 79°F1915: 90°F1916: 98°F1917: 98°F1918: 84°F1919: 83°F1920: 92°F1922: 89°F1923: 84°F1924: 89°F1925: 108°F1926: 101°F1927: 89°F1928: 88°F1929: 91°F1930: 102°F1931: 95°F1932: 108°F1933: 88°F1934: 102°F1935: 95°F1936: 108°F1937: 91°F1938: 84°F1939: 95°F1940: 102°F1941: 90°F1942: 96°F1943: 96°F1944: 93°F1945: 86°F1946: 96°F1947: 81°F1948: 83°F1949: 89°F1950: 81°F1951: 82°F1952: 90°F1953: 89°F1954: 104°F1955: 89°F1956: 93°F1957: 98°F1958: 86°F1959: 89°F1960: 94°F1961: 104°F1962: 90°F1963: 104°F1964: 97°F1965: 100°F1966: 100°F1967: 78°F1990: 96°F1991: 97°F1992: 77°F1993: 74°F1994: 84°F1995: 83°F1996: 96°F1997: 100°F1998: 102°F1999: 93°F2000: 72°F2001: 102°F2002: 105°F2003: 103°F2004: 88°F2005: 86°F2006: 103°F2007: 101°F2008: 97°F2009: 81°F2010: 87°F2011: 102°F2012: 101°F2013: 94°F2014: 81°F2015: 92°F2016: 89°F2017: 96°F2018: 88°F2019: 100°F2020: 95°F2021: 86°F2022: 105°F2023: 84°F2024: 87°F2025: 95°F97° forecast190920251925

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1897°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#27 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°F1911-30°F1912
Feb83°F1930-26°F1933
Mar98°F2026-20°F1960
Apr98°F19100°F1936
May106°F200214°F1909
Jun115°F201234°F1947
Jul114°F193243°F1915
Aug111°F193039°F1911
Sep107°F192922°F1912
Oct98°F1928-1°F1913
Nov89°F2007-14°F1940
Dec81°F1964-27°F1989
All-time115°F2012-30°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 3 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

37 days
record run, ended Jul 20 1925

So far in 2026

22 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: 92°F · forecast is +5° 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

Sunrise4:24 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 48m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
22 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 50 in 1933.

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