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Elko, NV

40.824°N, 115.786°W · station EKOthr · 139 years of record
85°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elko.
85°TUE9/176°WED9/280°THU9/381°FRI9/483°SAT9/579°SUN9/678°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#74 / 129
warmest Sep 1 in 129 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

98°F
set in 2022

Coolest Sep 1 ever

59°F
set in 1973
Forecast high 85°F — 74th warmest Sep 1 of 129 years · record 98°F (2022) · warmest since 2025.
1891: 94°F1892: 96°F1894: 87°F1895: 85°F1897: 81°F1898: 69°F1899: 81°F1900: 76°F1901: 78°F1902: 86°F1903: 89°F1904: 78°F1909: 92°F1910: 83°F1911: 90°F1912: 79°F1913: 90°F1914: 84°F1915: 81°F1916: 90°F1917: 94°F1918: 91°F1919: 88°F1920: 87°F1921: 89°F1922: 85°F1923: 88°F1924: 96°F1925: 84°F1926: 75°F1927: 84°F1928: 84°F1929: 90°F1930: 85°F1931: 83°F1932: 75°F1933: 87°F1934: 91°F1935: 87°F1936: 86°F1937: 87°F1938: 86°F1939: 82°F1940: 89°F1941: 79°F1942: 88°F1943: 86°F1944: 89°F1945: 92°F1946: 85°F1947: 94°F1948: 93°F1949: 93°F1950: 97°F1951: 81°F1952: 84°F1953: 70°F1954: 91°F1955: 96°F1956: 83°F1957: 81°F1958: 91°F1959: 81°F1960: 84°F1961: 81°F1962: 85°F1963: 81°F1964: 76°F1965: 85°F1966: 73°F1967: 94°F1968: 90°F1969: 92°F1970: 85°F1971: 85°F1972: 83°F1973: 59°F1974: 87°F1975: 75°F1976: 90°F1977: 87°F1978: 92°F1979: 92°F1980: 77°F1981: 93°F1982: 87°F1983: 93°F1984: 67°F1985: 85°F1986: 82°F1987: 96°F1988: 92°F1989: 87°F1990: 91°F1991: 91°F1992: 73°F1993: 83°F1994: 86°F1995: 92°F1996: 89°F1997: 89°F1998: 88°F1999: 69°F2000: 73°F2001: 91°F2002: 89°F2003: 81°F2004: 94°F2005: 88°F2006: 87°F2007: 93°F2008: 81°F2009: 89°F2010: 81°F2011: 82°F2012: 84°F2013: 91°F2014: 84°F2015: 91°F2016: 93°F2017: 93°F2018: 85°F2019: 97°F2020: 82°F2021: 86°F2022: 98°F2023: 90°F2024: 94°F2025: 91°F85° forecast5560657075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 185°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#74 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1890)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elko in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan65°FJan 31, 2003-43°FJan 21, 1937
Feb70°FFeb 28, 1905-41°FFeb 27, 1890
Mar82°FMar 20, 2026-15°FMar 2, 1890
Apr88°FApr 29, 2020-2°FApr 1, 1936
May97°FMay 28, 20038°FMay 2, 1913
Jun104°FJun 24, 198112°FJun 6, 1914
Jul107°FJul 24, 189028°FJul 11, 1890
Aug107°FAug 4, 197820°FAug 26, 1992
Sep102°FSep 6, 20229°FSep 24, 1891
Oct92°FOct 1, 20100°FOct 12, 1891
Nov83°FNov 7, 1913-16°FNov 29, 1896
Dec65°FDec 1, 1995-41°FDec 25, 1924
All-time107°FJul 24, 1890-43°FJan 21, 1937

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 7 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (82°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 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

73°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1897

Coldest high ever

-12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1890
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan44°FJan 13, 1980-12°FJan 8, 1890
Feb43°FFeb 18, 1986-3°FFeb 10, 1933
Mar50°FMar 30, 197824°FMar 20, 1952
Apr55°FApr 30, 202029°FApr 1, 1936
May65°FMay 17, 190933°FMay 1, 1913
Jun64°FJun 29, 201544°FJun 11, 1913
Jul73°FJul 13, 189754°FJul 2, 1902
Aug69°FAug 10, 201259°FAug 20, 1968
Sep65°FSep 4, 193142°FSep 30, 1971
Oct56°FOct 30, 193329°FOct 28, 1971
Nov51°FNov 11, 19736°FNov 28, 1896
Dec47°FDec 3, 1980-5°FDec 26, 1924
All-time73°FJul 13, 1897-12°FJan 8, 1890

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

72 days
record run, ended Aug 29 1919

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Elko's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 15°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 19°FMar: 53°FMar: 26°FApr: 59°FApr: 30°FMay: 70°FMay: 38°FJun: 81°FJun: 44°FJul: 91°FJul: 51°FAug: 89°FAug: 48°FSep: 80°FSep: 39°FOct: 65°FOct: 28°FNov: 49°FNov: 21°FDec: 38°FDec: 15°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset6:16 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.82°N, 115.79°W

Nearby Stations

Eureka, NV85 mi SWinnemucca, NV105 mi WEly, NV116 mi SEJerome, ID148 mi NEBurley, ID158 mi NEBoise, ID190 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Elko'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.
Elko, NV — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Elko's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Elko, NV — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's high at Elko, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Elko, NV daily high heat map 1888–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Elko — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
64 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 10th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 41. Record: 80 in 1917.

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