40.962°N, 98.313°W · station GRIthr · 132 years of record
68°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Grand Island.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Grand Island — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#125 / 130
coldest Sep 2 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
74°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 70°F — 125th coldest Sep 2 of 130 years · record 40°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#130 / 130
coldest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
34°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1937
Forecast low 74°F — 130th coldest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 34°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 130
coldest Sep 4 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
38°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 4 ever
72°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 73°F — 131st coldest Sep 4 of 130 years · record 38°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#126 / 130
coldest Sep 5 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
34°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1945
Forecast low 71°F — 126th coldest Sep 5 of 130 years · record 34°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#119 / 130
coldest Sep 6 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
41°F
set in 2025
Mildest Sep 6 ever
79°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 69°F — 119th coldest Sep 6 of 130 years · record 41°F (2025) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 129
coldest Sep 7 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
37°F
set in 1898
Mildest Sep 7 ever
76°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 68°F — 120th coldest Sep 7 of 129 years · record 37°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#117 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Mildest Sep 8 ever
77°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 68°F — 117th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 34°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Grand Island in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 10, 1990
-29°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
80°FFeb 25, 1995
-34°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
98°FMar 21, 2026
-21°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
98°FApr 20, 1902
-1°FApr 2, 1936
May
104°FMay 29, 1934
22°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 10, 1933
36°FJun 21, 1902
Jul
117°FJul 24, 1936
42°FJul 30, 1971
Aug
112°FAug 8, 1934
38°FAug 24, 1928
Sep
109°FSep 6, 1931
20°FSep 30, 1920
Oct
97°FOct 11, 2015
6°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
88°FNov 8, 1915
-11°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
80°FDec 6, 1939
-26°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
117°FJul 24, 1936
-34°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Grand Island so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
10 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 28, 1919
Coldest high ever
-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 11, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
48°FJan 25, 1944
-11°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
49°FFeb 12, 1911
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
64°FMar 19, 1921
4°FMar 10, 1948
Apr
69°FApr 22, 1925
19°FApr 2, 1936
May
73°FMay 31, 1934
34°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
81°FJun 24, 1898
49°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 28, 1919
60°FJul 12, 1951
Aug
81°FAug 18, 1900
57°FAug 31, 1935
Sep
79°FSep 19, 1907
40°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
72°FOct 3, 2005
21°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
65°FNov 9, 2022
8°FNov 27, 1896
Dec
47°FDec 13, 2014
-9°FDec 21, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 28, 1919
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
135 days
record run, ended Mar 30 1965
So far in 2026
82 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Grand Island's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Grand Island'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Grand Island's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.