Nebraska · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Valentine, NE

42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
100°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Valentine.
95°MON7/1397°TUE7/1496°WED7/1598°THU7/16100°FRI7/17100°SAT7/1897°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#20 / 137
warmest Jul 17 in 137 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

107°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 17 ever

72°F
set in 1918

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Valentine. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
72901071889: 88°F1890: 88°F1891: 83°F1892: 77°F1893: 89°F1894: 95°F1895: 96°F1896: 82°F1897: 91°F1898: 93°F1899: 86°F1900: 80°F1901: 96°F1902: 75°F1903: 75°F1904: 84°F1905: 98°F1906: 84°F1907: 82°F1908: 92°F1909: 94°F1910: 89°F1911: 84°F1912: 91°F1913: 76°F1914: 85°F1915: 90°F1916: 92°F1917: 86°F1918: 72°F1919: 89°F1920: 91°F1921: 97°F1922: 75°F1923: 84°F1924: 93°F1925: 91°F1926: 101°F1927: 89°F1928: 90°F1929: 92°F1930: 92°F1931: 89°F1932: 91°F1933: 86°F1934: 102°F1935: 92°F1936: 107°F1937: 85°F1938: 80°F1939: 83°F1940: 91°F1941: 95°F1942: 99°F1943: 85°F1944: 90°F1945: 92°F1946: 102°F1947: 83°F1948: 72°F1949: 91°F1950: 77°F1951: 94°F1952: 99°F1953: 82°F1954: 91°F1955: 90°F1956: 91°F1957: 105°F1958: 88°F1959: 87°F1960: 93°F1961: 100°F1962: 81°F1963: 88°F1964: 101°F1965: 89°F1966: 100°F1967: 88°F1968: 95°F1969: 85°F1970: 102°F1971: 92°F1972: 89°F1973: 99°F1974: 99°F1975: 102°F1976: 85°F1977: 101°F1978: 96°F1979: 79°F1980: 98°F1981: 90°F1982: 78°F1983: 92°F1984: 94°F1985: 99°F1986: 96°F1987: 88°F1988: 95°F1989: 85°F1990: 92°F1991: 101°F1992: 81°F1993: 75°F1994: 85°F1995: 83°F1996: 86°F1997: 100°F1998: 96°F1999: 81°F2000: 75°F2001: 94°F2002: 103°F2003: 98°F2004: 89°F2005: 82°F2006: 93°F2007: 106°F2008: 92°F2009: 76°F2010: 105°F2011: 102°F2012: 105°F2013: 91°F2014: 80°F2015: 87°F2016: 84°F2017: 101°F2018: 88°F2019: 88°F2020: 92°F2021: 89°F2022: 99°F2023: 79°F2024: 91°F2025: 72°F100° forecast188920251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 17100°F
Hottest this date since2017
This-date record107°F
This-date rank#20 of 137
Hottest at any time since2025
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°F1987-38°F1894
Feb78°F1982-37°F1899
Mar87°F1910-29°F1980
Apr100°F1992-8°F1936
May102°F193417°F1909
Jun110°F198830°F1969
Jul114°F199038°F1971
Aug109°F202234°F1935
Sep106°F193112°F1926
Oct96°F1922-6°F1925
Nov86°F1999-22°F1959
Dec76°F1939-39°F1989
All-time114°F1990-39°F1989

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

15 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: 90°F · forecast is +10° 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

Sunrise4:15 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight15h 05m · losing 8 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 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 36th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 32 in 1933.

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