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Norfolk, NE

41.980°N, 97.433°W · station OFKthr · 134 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Norfolk.
90°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1596°THU7/1699°FRI7/1799°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#10 / 133
warmest Jul 17 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

112°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 17 ever

65°F
set in 1900

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Norfolk. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
65881121893: 80°F1894: 92°F1895: 89°F1896: 76°F1897: 87°F1898: 92°F1899: 82°F1900: 65°F1901: 106°F1902: 85°F1903: 82°F1904: 95°F1905: 96°F1906: 81°F1907: 85°F1908: 93°F1909: 91°F1910: 86°F1911: 83°F1912: 89°F1913: 90°F1914: 88°F1915: 89°F1916: 97°F1917: 86°F1918: 80°F1919: 90°F1920: 90°F1921: 92°F1922: 80°F1923: 91°F1924: 86°F1925: 86°F1926: 101°F1927: 87°F1928: 90°F1929: 86°F1930: 107°F1931: 90°F1932: 92°F1933: 70°F1934: 98°F1935: 101°F1936: 112°F1937: 80°F1938: 86°F1939: 94°F1940: 85°F1941: 82°F1942: 103°F1943: 91°F1944: 85°F1945: 85°F1946: 95°F1947: 87°F1948: 85°F1949: 93°F1950: 77°F1951: 94°F1952: 89°F1953: 87°F1954: 97°F1955: 84°F1956: 85°F1957: 100°F1958: 73°F1959: 79°F1960: 87°F1961: 90°F1962: 83°F1963: 88°F1964: 95°F1965: 87°F1966: 94°F1967: 87°F1968: 95°F1969: 83°F1970: 101°F1971: 89°F1972: 87°F1973: 91°F1974: 102°F1975: 95°F1976: 80°F1977: 93°F1978: 98°F1979: 80°F1980: 93°F1981: 94°F1982: 81°F1983: 90°F1984: 92°F1985: 93°F1986: 96°F1987: 86°F1988: 90°F1989: 83°F1990: 91°F1991: 98°F1992: 83°F1993: 75°F1994: 87°F1995: 86°F1996: 82°F1997: 93°F1998: 95°F1999: 80°F2000: 85°F2001: 93°F2002: 98°F2003: 95°F2004: 86°F2005: 91°F2006: 95°F2007: 94°F2008: 85°F2009: 76°F2010: 92°F2011: 96°F2012: 97°F2013: 92°F2014: 77°F2015: 96°F2016: 85°F2017: 93°F2018: 82°F2019: 89°F2020: 88°F2021: 84°F2022: 91°F2023: 77°F2024: 83°F2025: 72°F99° forecast189319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1799°F
Hottest this date since1974
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#10 of 133
Hottest at any time since2025
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°F2002-39°F1912
Feb76°F2002-35°F1899
Mar96°F2026-20°F1960
Apr102°F1910-5°F1936
May106°F193421°F1908
Jun109°F193334°F1935
Jul116°F193642°F1971
Aug110°F193436°F1928
Sep106°F189520°F1899
Oct98°F20152°F1925
Nov83°F1909-15°F1964
Dec72°F1904-30°F1989
All-time116°F1936-39°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

35 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

15 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: 87°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:06 AM
Sunset8:05 PM
Solar noon12:35 PM
Daylight14h 59m · losing 8 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 Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
15 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 52nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 39 in 1933.

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