Scottsbluff, NE

Nebraska · Records since 1893–2026

⛅ 85°F
Currently in Scottsbluff
As of 11:30 AM MDT

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

103°F

September 7, 2022

+19° from 84° normal

❄ Record Low

24°F

September 7, 1898

-27° from 51° normal
🌞 Normal high: 84°F 🌑 Normal low: 51°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Scottsbluff

🔥
110°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 11, 1939
❄
-46°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 6, 1899
🌧
3.18"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 7, 1953
☃
17.6"
Most Snow in One Day
Apr 25, 1935

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 103°F September 7, 2022
2 101°F September 7, 1908
3 98°F September 7, 1933
4 97°F September 7, 2013
5 97°F September 7, 1988
6 97°F September 7, 1983
7 97°F September 7, 1932
8 97°F September 7, 1897
9 96°F September 7, 1980
10 96°F September 7, 1947

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 24°F September 7, 1898
2 33°F September 7, 1929
3 33°F September 7, 1899
4 35°F September 7, 2010
5 38°F September 7, 2020
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 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Scottsbluff

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.0
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
1
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
58
2026 so far
46
Avg/year 1970–2025
59
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
81
Most in a year (2012)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Scottsbluff

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 24, 2024 – Aug 6, 2024 14 105°F (Aug 4) 100°F 61°F
2 Jul 1, 1989 – Jul 11, 1989 11 109°F (Jul 7) 103°F 64°F
3 Jul 13, 2022 – Jul 22, 2022 10 108°F (Jul 18) 101°F 63°F
4 Jul 13, 1934 – Jul 22, 1934 10 105°F (Jul 19) 101°F 59°F
5 Jul 8, 1939 – Jul 16, 1939 9 110°F (Jul 11) 103°F 65°F
6 Jul 2, 1936 – Jul 10, 1936 9 108°F (Jul 5) 102°F 63°F
7 Jul 25, 1987 – Aug 2, 1987 9 101°F (Jul 27) 100°F 64°F
8 Jul 18, 2012 – Jul 24, 2012 7 105°F (Jul 20) 103°F 65°F
9 Jul 5, 1930 – Jul 11, 1930 7 104°F (Jul 7) 101°F 61°F
10 Jul 14, 2002 – Jul 20, 2002 7 102°F (Jul 19) 100°F 63°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
39.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
65
Most in a summer
1980

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

8.90"
2026 YTD
Normal: 12.31"
-3.41"
0.01"
September so far
September normal: 1.22"
-1.21"
1
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 · Scottsbluff is 3.41" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended -0.01" per decade, about -0.2" 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

74.9°F

Average temperature · August 2026

68th-warmest month on record

15th-warmest August of 130 on record

+2.5° vs. 72.3° average (1991–2020)
79.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 2012
77.0°F
Warmest August ever
2022
18
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
108°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 25

Longest 90°F Streak in August

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

The longest August streak since 2025 (1 year). The August record is 17 days, set in 1932.

Average August Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.16° per decade (warming since 1893)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

1.38"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+0.15"
vs. average
Normal: 1.23" · 112% of normal
47th-wettest
August rank
of 132 on record
5.66"
Wettest August ever
1915 · driest 0.00" (2012)

August Precipitation by Year

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1894)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1915 5.66"
2 1930 3.95"
3 1912 3.73"
4 2002 3.48"
5 1987 3.42"
6 1923 3.39"
7 1903 3.15"
8 2008 3.10"
9 2019 2.92"
10 1933 2.84"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2012 0.00"
2 2020 0.01"
3 2022 0.04"
4 2001 0.04"
5 1995 0.08"
6 1919 0.08"
7 1973 0.09"
8 1991 0.11"
9 1985 0.18"
10 1964 0.19"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2022 77.0°F
2 1983 76.7°F
3 1937 76.6°F
4 2020 76.5°F
5 1984 76.3°F
6 2011 76.1°F
7 2000 75.8°F
8 2007 75.3°F
9 2013 75.2°F
10 1922 75.1°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2012 79.7°F
2 July 1936 79.7°F
3 July 2026 79.1°F
4 July 1939 78.9°F
5 July 2022 78.5°F
6 July 1980 78.2°F
7 July 2017 78.1°F
8 July 2021 78.0°F
9 July 2003 77.9°F
10 July 1964 77.9°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Scottsbluff, NE 74.9°F 15th of 130
Cheyenne, WY 71.1°F 5th of 154
Casper, WY 71.5°F 16th of 87
Rapid City, SD 73.1°F 26th of 85
Rapid City Downtown, SD 74.7°F 13th of 115
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 1,546 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 132 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 6
so far
 Sep 21 Aug 13, 1965 Oct 16, 1991 +0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 16 Sep 18, 1985 Nov 12, 1989 +0.4 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 4 Sep 6, 1929 Nov 25, 1904 -0.9 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Sep 30 Aug 25, 1910 Oct 27, 1963 +0.9 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 9 Sep 9, 1941 Nov 2, 1924 +0.8 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Oct 27 Sep 21, 1983 Nov 29, 1965 +0.6 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Oct 23 Sep 11, 1974 Dec 9, 1963 -0.3 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 1893 · trending +0.9 days later per decade

143
Normal length
1991–2020 average
195
Longest on record
1981
93
Shortest on record
1947

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +1.7 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1894–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05° per decade (warming since 1894)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1894–2025 · 2026 highlighted

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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