North Platte, NE

Nebraska · Records since 1874–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

108°F

August 11, 1936

+20° from 88° normal

❄ Record Low

39°F

August 11, 1977

-21° from 60° normal
🌞 Normal high: 88°F 🌑 Normal low: 60°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 — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 108°F August 11, 1936
2 104°F August 11, 1959
3 101°F August 11, 1995
4 100°F August 11, 2022
5 99°F August 11, 2000
6 97°F August 11, 1987
7 97°F August 11, 1975
8 97°F August 11, 1943
9 97°F August 11, 1909
10 97°F August 11, 1880

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 39°F August 11, 1977
2 43°F August 11, 1974
3 44°F August 11, 1893
4 45°F August 11, 1931
5 47°F August 11, 2017
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

147 of 222 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1875–2026
41
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

42
2026 so far
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

9.88"
2026 YTD
Normal: 15.41"
-5.53"
0.12"
August so far
August normal: 2.56"
-2.44"
6.35"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 9.28"
-2.93"
2
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — July 2026

78.0°F

Average temperature · July 2026

25th-warmest month on record

19th-warmest July of 152 on record

+3.1° vs. 75.0° average (1991–2020)
82.9°F
Warmest month ever
July 1934
82.9°F
Warmest July ever
1934
24
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
108°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 26

Longest 90°F Streak in July

11 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 11–21, 2026, peaking at 104°F)

The longest July streak since 2022 (4 years). The July record is 25 days, set in 1936.


Average July Temperature by Year

1875–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1934 82.9°F
2 1936 82.7°F
3 1901 81.1°F
4 1935 80.9°F
5 2012 80.4°F
6 1916 80.0°F
7 1939 79.7°F
8 1940 79.6°F
9 1954 79.4°F
10 1955 79.3°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 — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
North Platte, NE 78.0°F 19th of 152
McCook, NE 79.9°F 23rd of 92
Valentine, NE 78.9°F 13th of 138
Grand Island, NE 78.0°F 41st 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 1822 complete months on record.