40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
77°F
HOTTEST OCT 21 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 21
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for McCook.
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
#71 / 92
warmest Oct 17 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
94°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 63°F — 71st warmest Oct 17 of 92 years · record 94°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 94
warmest Oct 18 in 94 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 18 ever
43°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 66°F — 64th warmest Oct 18 of 94 years · record 90°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#66 / 94
warmest Oct 19 in 94 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
93°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 2020
Forecast high 64°F — 66th warmest Oct 19 of 94 years · record 93°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#38 / 92
warmest Oct 20 in 92 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
35°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 71°F — 38th warmest Oct 20 of 92 years · record 89°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#17 / 93
warmest Oct 22 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
90°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
37°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 77°F — 17th warmest Oct 22 of 93 years · record 90°F (2003) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#25 / 93
warmest Oct 23 in 93 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
86°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
31°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 75°F — 25th warmest Oct 23 of 93 years · record 86°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
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°FJan 10, 1911
-30°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
83°FFeb 19, 1930
-26°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar
98°FMar 21, 2026
-20°FMar 3, 1960
Apr
98°FApr 28, 1910
0°FApr 2, 1936
May
106°FMay 31, 2002
14°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
115°FJun 26, 2012
34°FJun 1, 1947
Jul
114°FJul 20, 1932
43°FJul 4, 1915
Aug
111°FAug 3, 1930
39°FAug 28, 1911
Sep
107°FSep 1, 1929
22°FSep 30, 1912
Oct
98°FOct 9, 1928
-1°FOct 29, 1913
Nov
89°FNov 19, 2007
-14°FNov 14, 1940
Dec
81°FDec 23, 1964
-27°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
115°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
42°FJan 9, 2002
-2°FJan 12, 1916
Feb
47°FFeb 19, 2017
-4°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar
61°FMar 30, 1967
8°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
63°FApr 25, 1896
22°FApr 1, 1936
May
72°FMay 28, 2006
40°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
84°FJun 28, 1911
47°FJun 4, 1998
Jul
82°FJul 31, 1934
58°FJul 2, 1995
Aug
88°FAug 1, 1935
58°FAug 24, 1934
Sep
75°FSep 2, 1964
41°FSep 24, 2000
Oct
71°FOct 6, 2007
21°FOct 31, 1991
Nov
55°FNov 8, 2020
5°FNov 27, 1919
Dec
48°FDec 13, 2014
-4°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
88°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.