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Norfolk, NE

41.980°N, 97.433°W · station OFKthr · 134 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
89°TUE9/192°WED9/295°THU9/393°FRI9/493°SAT9/590°SUN9/688°MON9/7

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

#9 / 132
warmest Sep 3 in 132 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

101°F
set in 1956

Coolest Sep 3 ever

62°F
set in 1942
Forecast high 95°F — 9th warmest Sep 3 of 132 years · record 101°F (1956) · warmest since 2023.
1893: 92°F1894: 91°F1895: 87°F1896: 75°F1897: 90°F1898: 94°F1899: 83°F1900: 76°F1901: 88°F1903: 85°F1904: 79°F1905: 71°F1906: 79°F1907: 79°F1908: 86°F1909: 72°F1910: 73°F1911: 80°F1912: 82°F1913: 98°F1914: 86°F1915: 84°F1916: 86°F1917: 80°F1918: 64°F1919: 75°F1920: 75°F1921: 86°F1922: 94°F1923: 86°F1924: 73°F1925: 98°F1926: 77°F1927: 84°F1928: 78°F1929: 90°F1930: 80°F1931: 88°F1932: 83°F1933: 88°F1934: 70°F1935: 64°F1936: 72°F1937: 87°F1938: 78°F1939: 89°F1940: 87°F1941: 83°F1942: 62°F1943: 93°F1944: 83°F1945: 96°F1946: 71°F1947: 97°F1948: 83°F1949: 88°F1950: 82°F1951: 66°F1952: 70°F1953: 70°F1954: 88°F1955: 89°F1956: 101°F1957: 80°F1958: 81°F1959: 81°F1960: 93°F1961: 64°F1962: 72°F1963: 77°F1964: 93°F1965: 79°F1966: 85°F1967: 62°F1968: 86°F1969: 80°F1970: 89°F1971: 94°F1972: 70°F1973: 77°F1974: 70°F1975: 81°F1976: 89°F1977: 83°F1978: 91°F1979: 90°F1980: 84°F1981: 69°F1982: 82°F1983: 92°F1984: 79°F1985: 87°F1986: 87°F1987: 85°F1988: 90°F1989: 86°F1990: 91°F1991: 84°F1992: 85°F1993: 74°F1994: 78°F1995: 86°F1996: 83°F1997: 74°F1998: 89°F1999: 88°F2000: 97°F2001: 89°F2002: 84°F2003: 78°F2004: 90°F2005: 94°F2006: 72°F2007: 89°F2008: 77°F2009: 66°F2010: 72°F2011: 73°F2012: 99°F2013: 86°F2014: 83°F2015: 91°F2016: 77°F2017: 87°F2018: 79°F2019: 82°F2020: 91°F2021: 71°F2022: 82°F2023: 99°F2024: 78°F2025: 67°F95° forecast60657075808590951001051900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 395°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record101°F
This-date rank#9 of 132
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 Aug 30.

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

2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

33 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: 82°F · forecast is +13° 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

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 18 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 Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
33 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 56th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 31. Record: 69 in 1936.

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