Iowa · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Spencer, IA

43.168°N, 95.210°W · station SPWthr · 132 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Spencer.
65°TUE7/1466°WED7/1568°THU7/1672°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#72 / 110
coldest Jul 14 in 110 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

43°F
set in 1930

Mildest Jul 14 ever

74°F
set in 1969

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Spencer. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4358741896: 65°F1897: 54°F1898: 54°F1911: 61°F1912: 60°F1913: 67°F1914: 61°F1915: 66°F1919: 65°F1920: 63°F1921: 68°F1922: 59°F1923: 58°F1924: 52°F1925: 66°F1926: 50°F1927: 52°F1928: 55°F1929: 67°F1930: 43°F1931: 69°F1932: 69°F1933: 68°F1934: 65°F1935: 57°F1936: 71°F1937: 67°F1938: 57°F1939: 62°F1940: 48°F1941: 56°F1942: 60°F1943: 54°F1944: 56°F1945: 52°F1946: 67°F1947: 60°F1948: 61°F1949: 55°F1950: 53°F1951: 53°F1952: 61°F1953: 58°F1955: 64°F1956: 59°F1957: 68°F1958: 60°F1959: 59°F1960: 57°F1961: 54°F1962: 60°F1963: 54°F1964: 52°F1965: 53°F1966: 66°F1967: 45°F1968: 69°F1969: 74°F1970: 69°F1971: 56°F1974: 70°F1975: 54°F1976: 69°F1977: 69°F1978: 66°F1979: 63°F1982: 63°F1983: 69°F1984: 65°F1985: 60°F1986: 64°F1987: 58°F1988: 70°F1989: 54°F1990: 49°F1991: 54°F1992: 62°F1993: 63°F1994: 58°F1995: 74°F1996: 54°F1997: 60°F1998: 66°F1999: 70°F2000: 65°F2001: 58°F2002: 55°F2003: 65°F2004: 61°F2005: 64°F2006: 61°F2007: 62°F2008: 51°F2009: 64°F2010: 66°F2011: 65°F2012: 67°F2013: 68°F2014: 50°F2015: 64°F2016: 63°F2017: 52°F2018: 65°F2019: 71°F2020: 63°F2021: 62°F2022: 67°F2023: 64°F2024: 70°F2025: 64°F65° forecast189619302025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1465°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record43°F
This-date rank#72 of 110
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-38°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Spencer in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°F1944-38°F1912
Feb74°F2024-36°F1899
Mar89°F2026-28°F1948
Apr95°F20070°F1975
May109°F193420°F1967
Jun106°F193330°F1896
Jul113°F193640°F1971
Aug111°F193034°F1950
Sep102°F192521°F1942
Oct95°F2023-8°F1925
Nov80°F1999-17°F1959
Dec67°F1998-30°F1914
All-time113°F1936-38°F1912

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Spencer so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

141 days
record run, ended Mar 24 1948

So far in 2026

100 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Spencer's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 25°FJan: 7°FFeb: 30°FFeb: 11°FMar: 43°FMar: 24°FApr: 58°FApr: 35°FMay: 71°FMay: 47°FJun: 81°FJun: 58°FJul: 84°FJul: 61°FAug: 82°FAug: 59°FSep: 76°FSep: 50°FOct: 61°FOct: 37°FNov: 44°FNov: 24°FDec: 30°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset8:00 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight15h 07m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.17°N, 95.21°W

Nearby Stations

Sioux City, IA79 mi SWSioux Falls, SD82 mi WOmaha, NE133 mi SDes Moines, IA138 mi SENorfolk, NE139 mi SWRochester, MN145 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Spencer's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Spencer, IA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Spencer's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Spencer, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's low at Spencer, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Spencer, IA daily low heat map 1895–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Spencer — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
100 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 50th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 85. Record: 114 in 1956.

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