Nebraska · THREADEX · 1871–2026
Omaha, NE
41.312°N, 95.902°W · station OMAthr · 156 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST JUL 17 SINCE 2007
forecast high · Jul 17
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Omaha.
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.
| Forecast high · Jul 17 | 98°F |
| Hottest this date since | 2007 |
| This-date record | 106°F |
| This-date rank | #13 of 155 |
| Hottest at any time since | 2025 |
| All-time record | 114°F (1936) |
| Odds to tie/break | 2.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1871–2026 |
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.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 69°F1944 | -32°F1884 |
| Feb | 80°F2024 | -26°F1899 |
| Mar | 96°F2026 | -16°F1948 |
| Apr | 96°F1989 | 5°F1975 |
| May | 103°F1934 | 25°F1909 |
| Jun | 107°F1933 | 39°F1945 |
| Jul | 114°F1936 | 44°F1972 |
| Aug | 111°F1930 | 43°F1950 |
| Sep | 104°F1939 | 28°F1984 |
| Oct | 96°F1938 | 8°F1925 |
| Nov | 83°F1999 | -14°F1887 |
| Dec | 74°F2021 | -25°F1989 |
| All-time | 114°F1936 | -32°F1884 |
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
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
Normal high & low by month, from Omaha's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 5:02 AM |
| Sunset | 7:57 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:29 PM |
| Daylight | 14h 55m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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