40.824°N, 115.786°W · station EKOthr · 139 years of record
70°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elko.
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
#44 / 125
warmest Oct 17 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
83°F
set in 1958
Coolest Oct 17 ever
39°F
set in 1938
Forecast high 70°F — 44th warmest Oct 17 of 125 years · record 83°F (1958) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#48 / 126
warmest Oct 18 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
82°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 69°F — 48th warmest Oct 18 of 126 years · record 82°F (1921) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#67 / 126
warmest Oct 19 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
82°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 19 ever
32°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 68°F — 67th warmest Oct 19 of 126 years · record 82°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#91 / 126
warmest Oct 20 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
82°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 20 ever
32°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 61°F — 91st warmest Oct 20 of 126 years · record 82°F (1921) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#102 / 126
warmest Oct 21 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
39°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 57°F — 102nd warmest Oct 21 of 126 years · record 83°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#106 / 126
warmest Oct 22 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
83°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
37°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 54°F — 106th warmest Oct 22 of 126 years · record 83°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#106 / 126
warmest Oct 23 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
77°F
set in 1937
Coolest Oct 23 ever
35°F
set in 1975
Forecast high 52°F — 106th warmest Oct 23 of 126 years · record 77°F (1937) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
65°FJan 31, 2003
-43°FJan 21, 1937
Feb
70°FFeb 28, 1905
-41°FFeb 27, 1890
Mar
82°FMar 20, 2026
-15°FMar 2, 1890
Apr
88°FApr 29, 2020
-2°FApr 1, 1936
May
97°FMay 28, 2003
8°FMay 2, 1913
Jun
104°FJun 24, 1981
12°FJun 6, 1914
Jul
107°FJul 24, 1890
28°FJul 11, 1890
Aug
107°FAug 4, 1978
20°FAug 26, 1992
Sep
102°FSep 6, 2022
9°FSep 24, 1891
Oct
92°FOct 1, 2010
0°FOct 12, 1891
Nov
83°FNov 7, 1913
-16°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
65°FDec 1, 1995
-41°FDec 25, 1924
All-time
107°FJul 24, 1890
-43°FJan 21, 1937
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Elko so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
10 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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
44°FJan 13, 1980
-12°FJan 8, 1890
Feb
43°FFeb 18, 1986
-3°FFeb 10, 1933
Mar
50°FMar 30, 1978
24°FMar 20, 1952
Apr
55°FApr 30, 2020
29°FApr 1, 1936
May
65°FMay 17, 1909
33°FMay 1, 1913
Jun
64°FJun 29, 2015
44°FJun 11, 1913
Jul
73°FJul 13, 1897
54°FJul 2, 1902
Aug
69°FAug 10, 2012
59°FAug 20, 1968
Sep
65°FSep 4, 1931
42°FSep 30, 1971
Oct
56°FOct 30, 1933
29°FOct 28, 1971
Nov
51°FNov 11, 1973
6°FNov 28, 1896
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1980
-5°FDec 26, 1924
All-time
73°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
66 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: 66°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.