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Elko, NV

40.824°N, 115.786°W · station EKOthr · 139 years of record
70°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Elko.
70°SAT10/1769°SUN10/1868°MON10/1961°TUE10/2057°WED10/2154°THU10/2252°FRI10/23

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.
1891: 60°F1895: 69°F1897: 66°F1898: 50°F1899: 64°F1900: 69°F1901: 68°F1902: 71°F1903: 70°F1909: 82°F1911: 75°F1912: 69°F1913: 60°F1914: 65°F1915: 70°F1916: 66°F1917: 77°F1918: 54°F1919: 60°F1920: 61°F1921: 81°F1922: 68°F1923: 64°F1924: 69°F1925: 65°F1926: 78°F1927: 82°F1928: 65°F1929: 70°F1930: 65°F1931: 69°F1932: 71°F1933: 69°F1934: 63°F1935: 55°F1936: 67°F1937: 68°F1938: 39°F1939: 71°F1940: 80°F1941: 74°F1942: 65°F1943: 68°F1944: 60°F1945: 68°F1946: 53°F1947: 64°F1948: 61°F1949: 68°F1950: 68°F1951: 62°F1952: 77°F1953: 70°F1954: 73°F1955: 81°F1956: 70°F1957: 63°F1958: 83°F1959: 75°F1960: 65°F1961: 75°F1962: 64°F1963: 75°F1964: 66°F1965: 57°F1966: 63°F1967: 77°F1968: 54°F1969: 42°F1970: 66°F1971: 45°F1972: 64°F1973: 79°F1974: 77°F1975: 74°F1976: 68°F1977: 82°F1978: 73°F1979: 66°F1980: 44°F1981: 68°F1982: 66°F1983: 66°F1984: 40°F1985: 69°F1986: 60°F1987: 71°F1988: 77°F1989: 67°F1990: 62°F1991: 77°F1992: 67°F1993: 46°F1994: 54°F1995: 73°F1996: 49°F1997: 74°F1998: 55°F1999: 60°F2000: 67°F2001: 73°F2002: 72°F2003: 80°F2004: 75°F2005: 73°F2006: 48°F2007: 47°F2008: 71°F2009: 77°F2010: 64°F2011: 65°F2012: 76°F2013: 64°F2014: 74°F2015: 65°F2016: 55°F2017: 72°F2018: 67°F2019: 62°F2020: 70°F2021: 71°F2022: 76°F2023: 76°F2024: 78°F2025: 61°F70° forecast3540455055606570758085190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1770°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record83°F
This-date rank#44 of 125
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 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
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

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.
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

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset5:01 PM
Solar noon11:28 AM
Daylight11h 06m · losing 19 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 Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 10th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 44. Record: 83 in 1917.

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