42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
93°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#87 / 137
warmest Sep 1 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
103°F
set in 1960
Coolest Sep 1 ever
53°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 82°F — 87th warmest Sep 1 of 137 years · record 103°F (1960) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#42 / 137
warmest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
104°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 2 ever
58°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 91°F — 42nd warmest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 104°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#31 / 137
warmest Sep 4 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
104°F
set in 1998
Coolest Sep 4 ever
59°F
set in 1903
Forecast high 92°F — 31st warmest Sep 4 of 137 years · record 104°F (1998) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#34 / 137
warmest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1952
Coolest Sep 5 ever
52°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 92°F — 34th warmest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 103°F (1952) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#41 / 137
warmest Sep 6 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
106°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 88°F — 41st warmest Sep 6 of 137 years · record 106°F (2020) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#49 / 137
warmest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
101°F
set in 1980
Coolest Sep 7 ever
46°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 87°F — 49th warmest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 101°F (1980) · 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 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
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
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.
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.