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Valentine, NE

42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Valentine.
82°TUE9/191°WED9/293°THU9/392°FRI9/492°SAT9/588°SUN9/687°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#32 / 137
warmest Sep 3 in 137 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

102°F
set in 1990

Coolest Sep 3 ever

53°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 93°F — 32nd warmest Sep 3 of 137 years · record 102°F (1990) · warmest since 2023.
1889: 97°F1890: 68°F1891: 74°F1892: 86°F1893: 98°F1894: 79°F1895: 84°F1896: 84°F1897: 96°F1898: 80°F1899: 94°F1900: 84°F1901: 85°F1902: 63°F1903: 77°F1904: 69°F1905: 68°F1906: 80°F1907: 78°F1908: 84°F1909: 79°F1910: 71°F1911: 68°F1912: 78°F1913: 93°F1914: 77°F1915: 83°F1916: 86°F1917: 70°F1918: 53°F1919: 64°F1920: 68°F1921: 83°F1922: 93°F1923: 90°F1924: 82°F1925: 94°F1926: 68°F1927: 87°F1928: 67°F1929: 80°F1930: 81°F1931: 86°F1932: 84°F1933: 90°F1934: 71°F1935: 64°F1936: 85°F1937: 83°F1938: 81°F1939: 80°F1940: 96°F1941: 89°F1942: 69°F1943: 64°F1944: 89°F1945: 100°F1946: 78°F1947: 98°F1948: 93°F1949: 79°F1950: 80°F1951: 62°F1952: 72°F1953: 65°F1954: 87°F1955: 93°F1956: 85°F1957: 79°F1958: 75°F1959: 80°F1960: 100°F1961: 66°F1962: 63°F1963: 76°F1964: 88°F1965: 85°F1966: 77°F1967: 81°F1968: 80°F1969: 85°F1970: 90°F1971: 87°F1972: 68°F1973: 72°F1974: 72°F1975: 79°F1976: 94°F1977: 90°F1978: 94°F1979: 99°F1980: 92°F1981: 72°F1982: 89°F1983: 98°F1984: 85°F1985: 85°F1986: 85°F1987: 100°F1988: 91°F1989: 90°F1990: 102°F1991: 76°F1992: 82°F1993: 82°F1994: 71°F1995: 99°F1996: 87°F1997: 79°F1998: 99°F1999: 64°F2000: 94°F2001: 89°F2002: 89°F2003: 80°F2004: 93°F2005: 96°F2006: 67°F2007: 96°F2008: 66°F2009: 71°F2010: 76°F2011: 71°F2012: 92°F2013: 95°F2014: 97°F2015: 100°F2016: 79°F2017: 101°F2018: 83°F2019: 83°F2020: 95°F2021: 80°F2022: 86°F2023: 102°F2024: 90°F2025: 66°F93° forecast5055606570758085909510010518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 393°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#32 of 137
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1990)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Valentine in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°FJan 12, 1987-38°FJan 24, 1894
Feb78°FFeb 22, 1982-37°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar87°FMar 22, 1910-29°FMar 1, 1980
Apr100°FApr 30, 1992-8°FApr 3, 1936
May102°FMay 29, 193417°FMay 1, 1909
Jun110°FJun 24, 198830°FJun 14, 1969
Jul114°FJul 2, 199038°FJul 30, 1971
Aug109°FAug 2, 202234°FAug 30, 1935
Sep106°FSep 9, 193112°FSep 25, 1926
Oct96°FOct 4, 1922-6°FOct 28, 1925
Nov86°FNov 7, 1999-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec76°FDec 11, 1939-39°FDec 22, 1989
All-time114°FJul 2, 1990-39°FDec 22, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Valentine so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1899

Coldest high ever

-17°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 12, 1916
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 2, 1939-17°FJan 12, 1916
Feb43°FFeb 4, 1890-16°FFeb 1, 1917
Mar56°FMar 18, 2012-2°FMar 3, 1891
Apr64°FApr 22, 193215°FApr 1, 1975
May73°FMay 30, 193431°FMay 1, 1954
Jun79°FJun 23, 193743°FJun 1, 1951
Jul81°FJul 25, 189956°FJul 7, 1904
Aug77°FAug 13, 193854°FAug 31, 1994
Sep73°FSep 3, 189735°FSep 25, 1934
Oct70°FOct 1, 202315°FOct 30, 1991
Nov52°FNov 7, 20200°FNov 27, 1896
Dec46°FDec 3, 1941-15°FDec 30, 1968
All-time81°FJul 25, 1899-17°FJan 12, 1916

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

26 days
record run, ended Aug 3 2012

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Valentine's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 11°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 14°FMar: 50°FMar: 23°FApr: 60°FApr: 33°FMay: 71°FMay: 44°FJun: 82°FJun: 55°FJul: 89°FJul: 61°FAug: 87°FAug: 59°FSep: 78°FSep: 48°FOct: 63°FOct: 34°FNov: 49°FNov: 22°FDec: 38°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.86°N, 100.55°W

Nearby Stations

North Platte, NE120 mi SMitchell, SD141 mi ERapid City, SD149 mi NWHuron, SD156 mi NEScottsbluff, NE169 mi WNorfolk, NE170 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Valentine's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Valentine, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's high at Valentine, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Valentine, NE daily high heat map 1889–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Valentine — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
42 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 24th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 33. Record: 67 in 2012.

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