North Platte, NE

Nebraska · Records since 1874–2026

☀️ 94°F
Currently in North Platte
As of 1:45 PM CDT
🔥 8° below today's record of 102°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

102°F

September 7, 1959

+19° from 83° normal

❄ Record Low

34°F

September 7, 2010

-18° from 52° normal
🌞 Normal high: 83°F 🌑 Normal low: 52°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — North Platte

🔥
112°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 11, 1954
❄
-35°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
4.11"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 18, 1942
☃
15.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 7, 2024

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 102°F September 7, 1959
2 100°F September 7, 1971
3 99°F September 7, 2013
4 99°F September 7, 1931
5 97°F September 7, 2022
6 97°F September 7, 1947
7 97°F September 7, 1940
8 97°F September 7, 1906
9 97°F September 7, 1902
10 97°F September 7, 1875

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 34°F September 7, 2010
2 35°F September 7, 1898
3 36°F September 7, 1895
4 38°F September 7, 1956
5 39°F September 7, 1929
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — North Platte

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
3
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

167 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1875–2026
57
2026 so far
38
Avg/year 1970–2025
49
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
80
Most in a year (2012)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — North Platte

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 8, 1934 – Jul 24, 1934 17 108°F (Jul 15) 103°F 71°F
2 Aug 8, 1936 – Aug 18, 1936 11 108°F (Aug 11) 102°F 68°F
3 Jul 14, 2012 – Jul 24, 2012 11 108°F (Jul 22) 102°F 64°F
4 Jun 26, 2012 – Jul 6, 2012 11 107°F (Jun 26) 101°F 65°F
5 Jul 13, 2022 – Jul 23, 2022 11 107°F (Jul 14) 101°F 65°F
6 Jul 4, 1954 – Jul 13, 1954 10 112°F (Jul 11) 102°F 65°F
7 Jul 7, 1901 – Jul 16, 1901 10 101°F (Jul 9) 98°F 70°F
8 Sep 4, 1931 – Sep 12, 1931 9 105°F (Sep 5) 99°F 65°F
9 Jul 6, 1985 – Jul 14, 1985 9 105°F (Jul 8) 100°F 60°F
10 Jun 17, 1988 – Jun 24, 1988 8 106°F (Jun 21) 101°F 64°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

62
2026 total
above-normal nights
43.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
76
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

13.15"
2026 YTD
Normal: 17.18"
-4.03"
0.75"
September so far
September normal: 1.61"
-0.86"
2
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · North Platte is 4.03" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1874–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1874, annual totals have trended +0.25" per decade, about +3.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

75.3°F

Average temperature · August 2026

89th-warmest month on record

29th-warmest August of 152 on record

+2.7° vs. 72.5° average (1991–2020)
82.9°F
Warmest month ever
July 1934
79.9°F
Warmest August ever
1881
16
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
108°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 26

Longest 90°F Streak in August

5 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 8–12, 2026, peaking at 101°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2025 (1 year). The August record is 16 days, set in 1955.

Average August Temperature by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

2.64"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+0.08"
vs. average
Normal: 2.56" · 103% of normal
48th-wettest
August rank
of 152 on record
6.30"
Wettest August ever
1992 · driest 0.06" (1967)

August Precipitation by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1992 6.30"
2 1929 6.17"
3 1950 5.70"
4 1906 5.56"
5 1999 5.49"
6 2019 5.38"
7 1957 5.36"
8 2001 5.26"
9 2014 5.10"
10 1877 5.03"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1967 0.06"
2 1962 0.10"
3 1928 0.11"
4 1879 0.16"
5 1894 0.17"
6 1975 0.25"
7 1970 0.28"
8 1955 0.32"
9 2020 0.44"
10 1991 0.53"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1881 79.9°F
2 1937 79.7°F
3 1995 79.2°F
4 1947 79.2°F
5 1936 78.7°F
6 1938 78.2°F
7 1983 78.0°F
8 1943 77.8°F
9 2000 77.4°F
10 1913 77.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1934 82.9°F
2 July 1936 82.7°F
3 July 1901 81.1°F
4 July 1935 80.9°F
5 July 2012 80.4°F
6 July 1916 80.0°F
7 August 1881 79.9°F
8 August 1937 79.7°F
9 July 1939 79.7°F
10 July 1940 79.6°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
North Platte, NE 75.3°F 29th of 152
McCook, NE 78.5°F 12th of 94
Valentine, NE 73.2°F 53rd of 138
Grand Island, NE 74.6°F 65th of 130
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,823 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 152 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 5
so far
 Sep 23 Aug 6, 1915 Oct 30, 1950 +0.5 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 22 Sep 17, 1882 Nov 19, 2007 +0.6 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 14 Sep 6, 1881 Nov 19, 1999
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Sep 30 Sep 3, 1974 Oct 28, 1931 -0.1 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 9 Sep 3, 1974 Nov 9, 2016 -0.5 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Oct 25 Sep 29, 1984 Nov 28, 1934 -0.7 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 2 Jul 2, 1938 Dec 23, 1939 +0.1 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1875 · trending -0.1 days earlier per decade

138
Normal length
1991–2020 average
195
Longest on record
1930
105
Shortest on record
1907

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -1.1 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1875–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1875–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" per decade (wetter since 1875)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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