Nebraska · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Scottsbluff, NE

41.875°N, 103.601°W · station BFFthr · 134 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Scottsbluff.
67°TUE7/1466°WED7/1565°THU7/1665°FRI7/1766°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#120 / 133
coldest Jul 16 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

47°F
set in 1907

Mildest Jul 16 ever

72°F
set in 2003

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Scottsbluff. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4760721893: 57°F1894: 60°F1895: 60°F1896: 57°F1897: 56°F1898: 55°F1899: 51°F1900: 51°F1901: 61°F1902: 63°F1903: 63°F1904: 62°F1905: 57°F1906: 53°F1907: 47°F1908: 63°F1909: 56°F1910: 58°F1911: 49°F1912: 48°F1913: 58°F1914: 61°F1915: 61°F1916: 57°F1917: 47°F1918: 62°F1919: 56°F1920: 58°F1921: 63°F1922: 57°F1923: 62°F1924: 58°F1925: 56°F1926: 54°F1927: 49°F1928: 55°F1929: 63°F1930: 57°F1931: 61°F1932: 54°F1933: 57°F1934: 60°F1935: 53°F1936: 61°F1937: 56°F1938: 59°F1939: 67°F1940: 58°F1941: 53°F1942: 61°F1943: 51°F1944: 57°F1945: 59°F1946: 64°F1947: 64°F1948: 52°F1949: 58°F1950: 55°F1951: 63°F1952: 53°F1953: 57°F1954: 66°F1955: 58°F1956: 67°F1957: 64°F1958: 57°F1959: 59°F1960: 54°F1961: 56°F1962: 54°F1963: 63°F1964: 65°F1965: 56°F1966: 65°F1967: 56°F1968: 66°F1969: 64°F1970: 58°F1971: 59°F1972: 58°F1973: 50°F1974: 65°F1975: 62°F1976: 61°F1977: 63°F1978: 65°F1979: 63°F1980: 59°F1981: 66°F1982: 55°F1983: 55°F1984: 62°F1985: 58°F1986: 62°F1987: 57°F1988: 59°F1989: 58°F1990: 56°F1991: 59°F1992: 58°F1993: 59°F1994: 58°F1995: 58°F1996: 53°F1997: 55°F1998: 61°F1999: 59°F2000: 64°F2001: 57°F2002: 65°F2003: 72°F2004: 63°F2005: 58°F2006: 65°F2007: 57°F2008: 53°F2009: 60°F2010: 56°F2011: 65°F2012: 64°F2013: 56°F2014: 57°F2015: 54°F2016: 62°F2017: 59°F2018: 59°F2019: 62°F2020: 56°F2021: 62°F2022: 66°F2023: 60°F2024: 64°F2025: 58°F65° forecast189320251907

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1665°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#120 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-46°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Scottsbluff in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°F1982-33°F1930
Feb77°F1962-46°F1899
Mar92°F2026-27°F1948
Apr93°F1910-8°F1975
May103°F200312°F1898
Jun106°F199030°F1969
Jul110°F193935°F1898
Aug106°F189830°F1910
Sep105°F202014°F1926
Oct93°F1906-10°F2020
Nov83°F1897-21°F1896
Dec77°F1980-42°F1989
All-time110°F1939-46°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (92°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

157 days
record run, ended Apr 9 1985

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Scottsbluff's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 14°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 16°FMar: 54°FMar: 24°FApr: 61°FApr: 32°FMay: 71°FMay: 43°FJun: 83°FJun: 53°FJul: 90°FJul: 59°FAug: 88°FAug: 57°FSep: 79°FSep: 46°FOct: 64°FOct: 33°FNov: 51°FNov: 22°FDec: 41°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:31 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight14h 58m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.88°N, 103.60°W

Nearby Stations

Cheyenne, WY79 mi SWDenver, CO150 mi SWRapid City, SD152 mi NNorth Platte, NE160 mi ECasper, WY162 mi WValentine, NE169 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Scottsbluff'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.
Scottsbluff, NE — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Scottsbluff's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Scottsbluff, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Scottsbluff, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Scottsbluff, NE daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Scottsbluff — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
87 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 126th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 102. Record: 129 in 1898.

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