Nebraska · THREADEX · 1896–2026
McCook, NE
40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST JUL 18 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Jul 18
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for McCook.
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.
| Forecast high · Jul 18 | 97°F |
| Hottest this date since | 2022 |
| This-date record | 108°F |
| This-date rank | #27 of 93 |
| Hottest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | 115°F (2012) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1896–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 78°F1911 | -30°F1912 |
| Feb | 83°F1930 | -26°F1933 |
| Mar | 98°F2026 | -20°F1960 |
| Apr | 98°F1910 | 0°F1936 |
| May | 106°F2002 | 14°F1909 |
| Jun | 115°F2012 | 34°F1947 |
| Jul | 114°F1932 | 43°F1915 |
| Aug | 111°F1930 | 39°F1911 |
| Sep | 107°F1929 | 22°F1912 |
| Oct | 98°F1928 | -1°F1913 |
| Nov | 89°F2007 | -14°F1940 |
| Dec | 81°F1964 | -27°F1989 |
| All-time | 115°F2012 | -30°F1912 |
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
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
Normal high & low by month, from McCook's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:24 AM |
| Sunset | 7:12 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:48 AM |
| Daylight | 14h 48m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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