Nebraska · THREADEX · 1874–2026

North Platte, NE

41.122°N, 100.669°W · station LBFthr · 153 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for North Platte.
65°TUE7/1463°WED7/1566°THU7/1669°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#75 / 151
coldest Jul 15 in 151 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

44°F
set in 2014

Mildest Jul 15 ever

74°F
set in 1939

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at North Platte. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4459741875: 63°F1876: 64°F1877: 59°F1878: 72°F1879: 65°F1880: 58°F1881: 71°F1882: 65°F1883: 60°F1884: 66°F1885: 70°F1886: 63°F1887: 70°F1888: 66°F1889: 65°F1890: 60°F1891: 55°F1892: 62°F1893: 58°F1894: 53°F1895: 55°F1896: 64°F1897: 52°F1898: 56°F1899: 59°F1900: 63°F1901: 72°F1902: 65°F1903: 66°F1904: 51°F1905: 70°F1906: 55°F1907: 58°F1908: 65°F1909: 52°F1910: 57°F1911: 58°F1912: 64°F1913: 67°F1914: 65°F1915: 68°F1916: 64°F1917: 53°F1918: 67°F1919: 61°F1920: 58°F1921: 64°F1922: 67°F1923: 66°F1924: 55°F1925: 59°F1926: 58°F1927: 56°F1928: 67°F1929: 69°F1930: 59°F1931: 73°F1932: 71°F1933: 63°F1934: 70°F1935: 56°F1936: 62°F1937: 62°F1938: 64°F1939: 74°F1940: 66°F1941: 59°F1942: 68°F1943: 64°F1944: 64°F1945: 63°F1946: 66°F1947: 67°F1948: 61°F1949: 56°F1950: 63°F1951: 60°F1952: 54°F1953: 58°F1954: 64°F1955: 63°F1956: 64°F1957: 67°F1958: 58°F1959: 64°F1960: 57°F1961: 56°F1962: 58°F1963: 59°F1964: 62°F1965: 58°F1966: 65°F1967: 58°F1968: 69°F1969: 63°F1970: 49°F1971: 59°F1972: 57°F1973: 48°F1974: 64°F1975: 61°F1976: 55°F1977: 61°F1978: 55°F1979: 63°F1980: 65°F1981: 66°F1982: 61°F1983: 65°F1984: 63°F1985: 55°F1986: 67°F1987: 53°F1988: 65°F1989: 59°F1990: 50°F1991: 63°F1992: 52°F1993: 65°F1994: 57°F1995: 63°F1996: 56°F1997: 59°F1998: 63°F1999: 67°F2000: 63°F2001: 64°F2002: 65°F2003: 57°F2004: 65°F2005: 63°F2006: 68°F2007: 61°F2008: 59°F2009: 56°F2010: 57°F2011: 67°F2012: 58°F2013: 62°F2014: 44°F2015: 65°F2016: 57°F2017: 60°F2018: 62°F2019: 66°F2020: 63°F2021: 61°F2022: 63°F2023: 58°F2024: 61°F2025: 63°F63° forecast187520142025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1563°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#75 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°F2015-35°F1888
Feb79°F1962-35°F1899
Mar94°F2026-25°F2019
Apr98°F1992-3°F1936
May99°F193418°F2005
Jun108°F202229°F1969
Jul112°F195439°F1997
Aug108°F193635°F1976
Sep105°F193117°F1984
Oct96°F19474°F1913
Nov87°F2020-25°F1887
Dec78°F2025-34°F1983
All-time112°F1954-35°F1888

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

8 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

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: 62°F · forecast is +1° 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

Sunrise4:21 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 54m · losing 7 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 Jul 15 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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