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Scottsbluff, NE

41.875°N, 103.601°W · station BFFthr · 134 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Scottsbluff.
59°WED9/259°THU9/361°FRI9/462°SAT9/562°SUN9/660°MON9/760°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Scottsbluff — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#117 / 131
coldest Sep 2 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

35°F
set in 1908

Mildest Sep 2 ever

67°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 59°F — 117th coldest Sep 2 of 131 years · record 35°F (1908) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 61°F1895: 58°F1896: 55°F1897: 58°F1898: 51°F1899: 56°F1900: 52°F1901: 54°F1902: 55°F1903: 61°F1904: 54°F1905: 39°F1906: 55°F1907: 52°F1908: 35°F1909: 53°F1910: 51°F1911: 56°F1912: 52°F1913: 57°F1914: 35°F1915: 45°F1917: 50°F1918: 48°F1919: 58°F1920: 45°F1921: 53°F1922: 47°F1923: 47°F1924: 45°F1925: 57°F1926: 48°F1927: 47°F1928: 46°F1929: 53°F1930: 44°F1931: 47°F1932: 37°F1933: 44°F1934: 47°F1935: 43°F1936: 58°F1937: 61°F1938: 54°F1939: 56°F1940: 47°F1941: 46°F1942: 40°F1943: 40°F1944: 45°F1945: 56°F1946: 49°F1947: 49°F1948: 57°F1949: 47°F1950: 52°F1951: 53°F1952: 40°F1953: 49°F1954: 54°F1955: 57°F1956: 37°F1957: 45°F1958: 52°F1959: 44°F1960: 57°F1961: 48°F1962: 54°F1963: 54°F1964: 50°F1965: 45°F1966: 57°F1967: 48°F1968: 48°F1969: 53°F1970: 57°F1971: 57°F1972: 48°F1973: 44°F1974: 38°F1975: 55°F1976: 43°F1977: 61°F1978: 52°F1979: 52°F1980: 42°F1981: 54°F1982: 50°F1983: 59°F1984: 54°F1985: 59°F1986: 51°F1987: 52°F1988: 55°F1989: 57°F1990: 57°F1991: 59°F1992: 52°F1993: 42°F1994: 57°F1995: 60°F1996: 54°F1997: 57°F1998: 52°F1999: 59°F2000: 55°F2001: 52°F2002: 54°F2003: 47°F2004: 52°F2005: 53°F2006: 35°F2007: 56°F2008: 53°F2009: 54°F2010: 43°F2011: 60°F2012: 67°F2013: 56°F2014: 42°F2015: 54°F2016: 61°F2017: 52°F2018: 50°F2019: 61°F2020: 48°F2021: 62°F2022: 58°F2023: 63°F2024: 53°F2025: 49°F59° forecast35404550556065701900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 259°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#117 of 131
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°FJan 26, 1982-33°FJan 17, 1930
Feb77°FFeb 11, 1962-46°FFeb 6, 1899
Mar92°FMar 21, 2026-27°FMar 11, 1948
Apr93°FApr 27, 1910-8°FApr 2, 1975
May103°FMay 29, 200312°FMay 1, 1898
Jun106°FJun 27, 199030°FJun 14, 1969
Jul110°FJul 11, 193935°FJul 5, 1898
Aug107°FAug 2, 202630°FAug 25, 1910
Sep105°FSep 5, 202014°FSep 25, 1926
Oct93°FOct 3, 1906-10°FOct 27, 2020
Nov83°FNov 5, 1897-21°FNov 27, 1896
Dec77°FDec 27, 1980-42°FDec 22, 1989
All-time110°FJul 11, 1939-46°FFeb 6, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Scottsbluff so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Mar (92°F), Aug (107°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 16, 1898

Coldest high ever

-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan44°FJan 31, 1911-10°FJan 20, 1935
Feb52°FFeb 18, 1930-12°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar57°FMar 20, 19166°FMar 3, 1989
Apr55°FApr 30, 197717°FApr 1, 1936
May62°FMay 16, 193631°FMay 1, 1954
Jun78°FJun 16, 189842°FJun 12, 1947
Jul74°FJul 10, 193952°FJul 9, 1895
Aug72°FAug 5, 202251°FAug 24, 1992
Sep68°FSep 30, 189732°FSep 28, 1985
Oct57°FOct 1, 201515°FOct 30, 1991
Nov55°FNov 14, 18945°FNov 24, 1993
Dec49°FDec 3, 1977-13°FDec 22, 1989
All-time78°FJun 16, 1898-13°FDec 22, 1989

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: 53°F · forecast is +6° 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

Sunrise5:20 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight13h 08m · losing 19 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 Sep 2 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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