Nebraska · THREADEX · 1871–2026

Omaha, NE

41.312°N, 95.902°W · station OMAthr · 156 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Omaha.
90°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1594°THU7/1698°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#13 / 155
warmest Jul 17 in 155 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 17 ever

72°F
set in 1882

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Omaha. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72891061871: 83°F1872: 81°F1873: 82°F1874: 92°F1875: 81°F1876: 92°F1877: 80°F1878: 91°F1879: 76°F1880: 82°F1881: 86°F1882: 72°F1883: 77°F1884: 75°F1885: 85°F1886: 90°F1887: 84°F1888: 83°F1889: 93°F1890: 93°F1891: 82°F1892: 72°F1893: 81°F1894: 89°F1895: 91°F1896: 80°F1897: 90°F1898: 90°F1899: 82°F1900: 76°F1901: 98°F1902: 87°F1903: 80°F1904: 93°F1905: 95°F1906: 75°F1907: 82°F1908: 92°F1909: 90°F1910: 89°F1911: 83°F1912: 84°F1913: 100°F1914: 86°F1915: 89°F1916: 98°F1917: 83°F1918: 75°F1919: 91°F1920: 87°F1921: 93°F1922: 76°F1923: 90°F1924: 92°F1925: 83°F1926: 97°F1927: 81°F1928: 86°F1929: 79°F1930: 104°F1931: 91°F1932: 94°F1933: 81°F1934: 100°F1935: 99°F1936: 106°F1937: 84°F1938: 87°F1939: 93°F1940: 88°F1941: 95°F1942: 100°F1943: 86°F1944: 76°F1945: 84°F1946: 95°F1947: 83°F1948: 86°F1949: 87°F1950: 80°F1951: 94°F1952: 90°F1953: 90°F1954: 103°F1955: 87°F1956: 88°F1957: 100°F1958: 73°F1959: 75°F1960: 86°F1961: 93°F1962: 85°F1963: 94°F1964: 91°F1965: 92°F1966: 90°F1967: 84°F1968: 95°F1969: 84°F1970: 98°F1971: 92°F1972: 86°F1973: 87°F1974: 103°F1975: 96°F1976: 81°F1977: 89°F1978: 93°F1979: 78°F1980: 90°F1981: 90°F1982: 86°F1983: 90°F1984: 90°F1985: 92°F1986: 93°F1987: 88°F1988: 89°F1989: 82°F1990: 91°F1991: 94°F1992: 81°F1993: 80°F1994: 86°F1995: 89°F1996: 82°F1997: 95°F1998: 94°F1999: 81°F2000: 84°F2001: 97°F2002: 97°F2003: 101°F2004: 84°F2005: 99°F2006: 97°F2007: 100°F2008: 86°F2009: 75°F2010: 95°F2011: 96°F2012: 96°F2013: 94°F2014: 79°F2015: 97°F2016: 88°F2017: 96°F2018: 79°F2019: 96°F2020: 88°F2021: 83°F2022: 88°F2023: 78°F2024: 82°F2025: 77°F98° forecast187119362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1798°F
Hottest this date since2007
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#13 of 155
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record114°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Omaha in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°F1944-32°F1884
Feb80°F2024-26°F1899
Mar96°F2026-16°F1948
Apr96°F19895°F1975
May103°F193425°F1909
Jun107°F193339°F1945
Jul114°F193644°F1972
Aug111°F193043°F1950
Sep104°F193928°F1984
Oct96°F19388°F1925
Nov83°F1999-14°F1887
Dec74°F2021-25°F1989
All-time114°F1936-32°F1884

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 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

34 days
record run, ended Jul 28 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Omaha's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 14°FFeb: 38°FFeb: 18°FMar: 51°FMar: 29°FApr: 63°FApr: 40°FMay: 74°FMay: 52°FJun: 84°FJun: 63°FJul: 87°FJul: 67°FAug: 85°FAug: 65°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 42°FNov: 50°FNov: 29°FDec: 37°FDec: 19°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset7:57 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight14h 55m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.31°N, 95.90°W

Nearby Stations

Lincoln, NE55 mi SWSioux City, IA78 mi NWNorfolk, NE91 mi NWDes Moines, IA117 mi EGrand Island, NE127 mi WSpencer, IA133 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Omaha's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Omaha, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's high at Omaha, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Omaha, NE daily high heat map 1871–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Omaha — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 45th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 39 in 1934.

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