42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
76°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Valentine.
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
#37 / 137
warmest Oct 17 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
87°F
set in 1956
Coolest Oct 17 ever
37°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 73°F — 37th warmest Oct 17 of 137 years · record 87°F (1956) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#44 / 137
warmest Oct 18 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
89°F
set in 1958
Coolest Oct 18 ever
31°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 70°F — 44th warmest Oct 18 of 137 years · record 89°F (1958) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#64 / 137
warmest Oct 19 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 1958
Coolest Oct 19 ever
31°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 66°F — 64th warmest Oct 19 of 137 years · record 91°F (1958) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#41 / 137
warmest Oct 20 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
29°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 41st warmest Oct 20 of 137 years · record 91°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#31 / 137
warmest Oct 21 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
31°F
set in 1906
Forecast high 75°F — 31st warmest Oct 21 of 137 years · record 90°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#19 / 137
warmest Oct 22 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
88°F
set in 1992
Coolest Oct 22 ever
26°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 76°F — 19th warmest Oct 22 of 137 years · record 88°F (1992) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#30 / 137
warmest Oct 23 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
86°F
set in 1992
Coolest Oct 23 ever
26°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 73°F — 30th warmest Oct 23 of 137 years · record 86°F (1992) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
72°FJan 12, 1987
-38°FJan 24, 1894
Feb
78°FFeb 22, 1982
-37°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
87°FMar 22, 1910
-29°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
100°FApr 30, 1992
-8°FApr 3, 1936
May
102°FMay 29, 1934
17°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
110°FJun 24, 1988
30°FJun 14, 1969
Jul
114°FJul 2, 1990
38°FJul 30, 1971
Aug
109°FAug 2, 2022
34°FAug 30, 1935
Sep
106°FSep 9, 1931
12°FSep 25, 1926
Oct
96°FOct 4, 1922
-6°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
86°FNov 7, 1999
-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec
76°FDec 11, 1939
-39°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
114°FJul 2, 1990
-39°FDec 22, 1989
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Valentine so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
42°FJan 2, 1939
-17°FJan 12, 1916
Feb
43°FFeb 4, 1890
-16°FFeb 1, 1917
Mar
56°FMar 18, 2012
-2°FMar 3, 1891
Apr
64°FApr 22, 1932
15°FApr 1, 1975
May
73°FMay 30, 1934
31°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
79°FJun 23, 1937
43°FJun 1, 1951
Jul
81°FJul 25, 1899
56°FJul 7, 1904
Aug
77°FAug 13, 1938
54°FAug 31, 1994
Sep
73°FSep 3, 1897
35°FSep 25, 1934
Oct
70°FOct 1, 2023
15°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
52°FNov 7, 2020
0°FNov 27, 1896
Dec
46°FDec 3, 1941
-15°FDec 30, 1968
All-time
81°FJul 25, 1899
-17°FJan 12, 1916
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
26 days
record run, ended Aug 3 2012
So far in 2026
51 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: 61°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.
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.
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.