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Norfolk, NE

41.980°N, 97.433°W · station OFKthr · 134 years of record
75°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
59°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1863°MON10/1968°TUE10/2073°WED10/2175°THU10/2274°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#24 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

88°F
set in 1927

Coolest Oct 22 ever

35°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 75°F — 24th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 88°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
1893: 72°F1894: 68°F1895: 45°F1896: 60°F1897: 66°F1898: 36°F1899: 86°F1901: 79°F1902: 78°F1903: 55°F1905: 57°F1906: 39°F1907: 75°F1908: 63°F1909: 49°F1910: 70°F1911: 57°F1912: 49°F1913: 51°F1914: 70°F1915: 80°F1916: 58°F1917: 37°F1918: 58°F1919: 68°F1920: 75°F1921: 64°F1922: 60°F1923: 64°F1924: 62°F1925: 63°F1926: 60°F1927: 88°F1928: 50°F1929: 48°F1930: 50°F1931: 60°F1932: 73°F1933: 55°F1934: 77°F1935: 48°F1936: 47°F1937: 42°F1938: 37°F1939: 74°F1940: 85°F1941: 67°F1942: 57°F1943: 68°F1944: 62°F1945: 55°F1946: 70°F1947: 70°F1948: 61°F1949: 69°F1950: 50°F1951: 46°F1952: 63°F1953: 64°F1954: 60°F1955: 72°F1956: 69°F1957: 56°F1958: 63°F1959: 64°F1960: 68°F1961: 68°F1962: 58°F1963: 82°F1964: 60°F1965: 73°F1966: 56°F1967: 77°F1968: 68°F1969: 44°F1970: 71°F1971: 65°F1972: 51°F1973: 77°F1974: 61°F1975: 81°F1976: 48°F1977: 54°F1978: 63°F1979: 39°F1980: 64°F1981: 47°F1982: 63°F1983: 51°F1984: 54°F1985: 74°F1986: 60°F1987: 52°F1988: 62°F1989: 81°F1990: 69°F1991: 85°F1992: 83°F1993: 78°F1994: 65°F1995: 62°F1996: 47°F1997: 57°F1998: 69°F1999: 59°F2000: 75°F2001: 62°F2002: 35°F2003: 87°F2004: 56°F2005: 49°F2006: 41°F2007: 58°F2008: 48°F2009: 40°F2010: 74°F2011: 65°F2012: 76°F2013: 48°F2014: 77°F2015: 59°F2016: 68°F2017: 69°F2018: 67°F2019: 58°F2020: 51°F2021: 58°F2022: 87°F2023: 65°F2024: 81°F2025: 64°F75° forecast354045505560657075808590191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2275°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record88°F
This-date rank#24 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Norfolk in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 26, 2002-39°FJan 12, 1912
Feb76°FFeb 23, 2002-35°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar96°FMar 21, 2026-20°FMar 4, 1960
Apr102°FApr 28, 1910-5°FApr 3, 1936
May106°FMay 29, 193421°FMay 2, 1908
Jun109°FJun 6, 193334°FJun 7, 1935
Jul116°FJul 17, 193642°FJul 30, 1971
Aug110°FAug 8, 193436°FAug 24, 1928
Sep106°FSep 18, 189520°FSep 29, 1899
Oct98°FOct 11, 20152°FOct 30, 1925
Nov83°FNov 4, 1909-15°FNov 30, 1964
Dec72°FDec 31, 1904-30°FDec 22, 1989
All-time116°FJul 17, 1936-39°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (96°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 18, 1895

Coldest high ever

-14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 21, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 30, 1896-13°FJan 11, 1918
Feb45°FFeb 24, 1930-13°FFeb 7, 1933
Mar64°FMar 18, 20120°FMar 2, 2014
Apr67°FApr 22, 198918°FApr 1, 1975
May75°FMay 31, 193437°FMay 7, 1938
Jun79°FJun 20, 202248°FJun 1, 1946
Jul81°FJul 18, 189560°FJul 23, 1896
Aug83°FAug 18, 193658°FAug 28, 1935
Sep84°FSep 18, 189540°FSep 29, 1985
Oct72°FOct 6, 200722°FOct 28, 1925
Nov58°FNov 13, 20013°FNov 29, 1896
Dec46°FDec 13, 2014-14°FDec 21, 1989
All-time84°FSep 18, 1895-14°FDec 21, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Norfolk's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 61°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 12°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 16°FMar: 50°FMar: 27°FApr: 62°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 82°FJun: 59°FJul: 86°FJul: 64°FAug: 84°FAug: 62°FSep: 78°FSep: 52°FOct: 64°FOct: 39°FNov: 48°FNov: 26°FDec: 36°FDec: 16°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:43 AM
Sunset5:47 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight11h 04m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.98°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Sioux City, IA61 mi EGrand Island, NE83 mi SWLincoln, NE85 mi SEOmaha, NE91 mi SEHastings, NE108 mi SWSioux Falls, SD115 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Norfolk's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Norfolk, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Norfolk, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Norfolk, NE daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Norfolk — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
41 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 41st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 35. Record: 76 in 1936.

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