Nebraska · THREADEX · 1896–2026
McCook, NE
40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
64°F
COLDEST JUL 15 SINCE 2023
forecast low · Jul 15
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for McCook.
This Day in History · Jul 15
Today ranks
#45 / 91
coldest Jul 15 in 91 yrs of record
Coldest Jul 15 ever
47°F
set in 2014
Mildest Jul 15 ever
75°F
set in 2022
Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year
Every year's low on Jul 15 at McCook. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
| Forecast low · Jul 15 | 64°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2023 |
| This-date record | 47°F |
| This-date rank | #45 of 91 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -30°F (1912) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1896–2026 |
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at McCook in each calendar month, and for the whole 1896–2026 record — with the year each was set.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 78°F1911 | -30°F1912 |
| Feb | 83°F1930 | -26°F1933 |
| Mar | 98°F2026 | -20°F1960 |
| Apr | 98°F1910 | 0°F1936 |
| May | 106°F2002 | 14°F1909 |
| Jun | 115°F2012 | 34°F1947 |
| Jul | 114°F1932 | 43°F1915 |
| Aug | 111°F1930 | 39°F1911 |
| Sep | 107°F1929 | 22°F1912 |
| Oct | 98°F1928 | -1°F1913 |
| Nov | 89°F2007 | -14°F1940 |
| Dec | 81°F1964 | -27°F1989 |
| All-time | 115°F2012 | -30°F1912 |
Records set or tied at McCook so far this year — through Jul 11.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (98°F)
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
141 days
record run, ended Mar 17 1931
So far in 2026
78 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Normal low & low by month, from McCook's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:24 AM |
| Sunset | 7:12 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:48 AM |
| Daylight | 14h 48m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
McCook'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.
Every day this year against McCook's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at McCook, coloured by temperature — 131 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
How many days a year hit a given low at McCook — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
78 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 89th most in 131 years. Normal for this point: 64. Record: 111 in 2013.
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