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North Platte, NE

41.122°N, 100.669°W · station LBFthr · 153 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for North Platte.
63°WED9/265°THU9/366°FRI9/469°SAT9/566°SUN9/664°MON9/765°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#125 / 151
coldest Sep 2 in 151 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

34°F
set in 1974

Mildest Sep 2 ever

70°F
set in 1903
Forecast low 63°F — 125th coldest Sep 2 of 151 years · record 34°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
1875: 60°F1876: 46°F1877: 52°F1878: 55°F1879: 52°F1880: 53°F1881: 55°F1882: 47°F1883: 58°F1884: 59°F1885: 56°F1886: 54°F1887: 62°F1888: 50°F1889: 50°F1890: 66°F1891: 54°F1892: 55°F1893: 48°F1894: 59°F1895: 65°F1896: 54°F1897: 65°F1898: 67°F1899: 68°F1900: 59°F1901: 59°F1902: 57°F1903: 70°F1904: 59°F1905: 45°F1906: 53°F1907: 53°F1908: 39°F1909: 58°F1910: 62°F1911: 60°F1912: 55°F1913: 64°F1914: 43°F1915: 56°F1916: 54°F1917: 54°F1918: 53°F1919: 59°F1920: 48°F1921: 62°F1922: 57°F1923: 53°F1924: 53°F1925: 68°F1926: 64°F1927: 59°F1928: 56°F1929: 64°F1930: 50°F1931: 47°F1932: 50°F1933: 58°F1934: 48°F1935: 45°F1936: 65°F1937: 70°F1938: 56°F1939: 66°F1940: 61°F1941: 62°F1942: 55°F1943: 65°F1944: 52°F1945: 61°F1946: 53°F1947: 60°F1948: 59°F1949: 52°F1950: 56°F1951: 60°F1952: 41°F1953: 58°F1954: 54°F1955: 53°F1956: 35°F1957: 51°F1958: 59°F1959: 41°F1960: 70°F1961: 55°F1962: 56°F1963: 55°F1964: 67°F1965: 53°F1966: 56°F1967: 48°F1968: 45°F1969: 56°F1970: 59°F1971: 64°F1972: 49°F1973: 57°F1974: 34°F1975: 60°F1976: 52°F1977: 58°F1978: 49°F1979: 49°F1980: 47°F1981: 50°F1982: 54°F1983: 62°F1984: 58°F1985: 67°F1986: 59°F1987: 47°F1988: 58°F1989: 54°F1990: 65°F1991: 63°F1992: 58°F1993: 48°F1994: 59°F1995: 66°F1996: 61°F1997: 54°F1998: 50°F1999: 60°F2000: 54°F2001: 57°F2002: 50°F2003: 53°F2004: 53°F2005: 53°F2006: 39°F2007: 64°F2008: 63°F2009: 54°F2010: 44°F2011: 63°F2012: 50°F2013: 50°F2014: 44°F2015: 58°F2016: 53°F2017: 55°F2018: 61°F2019: 64°F2020: 50°F2021: 66°F2022: 56°F2023: 63°F2024: 53°F2025: 51°F63° forecast303540455055606570188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 263°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#125 of 151
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-35°F (1888)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at North Platte in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 27, 2015-35°FJan 15, 1888
Feb79°FFeb 11, 1962-35°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar94°FMar 21, 2026-25°FMar 4, 2019
Apr98°FApr 30, 1992-3°FApr 2, 1936
May99°FMay 8, 193418°FMay 2, 2005
Jun108°FJun 13, 202229°FJun 2, 1969
Jul112°FJul 11, 195439°FJul 4, 1997
Aug108°FAug 11, 193635°FAug 28, 1976
Sep105°FSep 5, 193117°FSep 29, 1984
Oct96°FOct 5, 19474°FOct 29, 1913
Nov87°FNov 6, 2020-25°FNov 27, 1887
Dec78°FDec 22, 2025-34°FDec 22, 1983
All-time112°FJul 11, 1954-35°FJan 15, 1888

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (94°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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1940

Coldest high ever

-15°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 14, 1888
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan38°FJan 14, 1943-15°FJan 14, 1888
Feb43°FFeb 24, 1951-13°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar53°FMar 18, 2012-2°FMar 12, 1880
Apr65°FApr 22, 193217°FApr 1, 1975
May70°FMay 30, 193431°FMay 3, 1967
Jun78°FJun 19, 202245°FJun 4, 1998
Jul80°FJul 25, 194058°FJul 9, 1895
Aug77°FAug 15, 193754°FAug 25, 1887
Sep73°FSep 13, 193936°FSep 26, 1927
Oct69°FOct 6, 200717°FOct 30, 1991
Nov52°FNov 2, 19875°FNov 27, 1919
Dec47°FDec 13, 2014-9°FDec 21, 1983
All-time80°FJul 25, 1940-15°FJan 14, 1888

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

157 days
record run, ended Apr 4 2014

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from North Platte's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 12°FFeb: 43°FFeb: 15°FMar: 54°FMar: 24°FApr: 62°FApr: 33°FMay: 72°FMay: 44°FJun: 83°FJun: 56°FJul: 89°FJul: 61°FAug: 86°FAug: 59°FSep: 79°FSep: 48°FOct: 65°FOct: 34°FNov: 52°FNov: 21°FDec: 41°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset6:16 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 07m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.12°N, 100.67°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE63 mi SValentine, NE120 mi NHastings, NE122 mi EGrand Island, NE123 mi EGoodland, KS132 mi SWScottsbluff, NE160 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

North Platte'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.
North Platte, NE — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against North Platte's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
North Platte, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at North Platte, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
North Platte, NE daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at North Platte — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
99 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 69th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 98. Record: 116 in 1907.

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