Nebraska · THREADEX · 1896–2026

McCook, NE

40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for McCook.
65°TUE7/1464°WED7/1567°THU7/1669°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

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.
4761751909: 60°F1910: 70°F1911: 60°F1912: 64°F1914: 66°F1915: 69°F1916: 63°F1917: 53°F1918: 64°F1919: 65°F1920: 58°F1922: 69°F1923: 65°F1924: 55°F1925: 70°F1926: 59°F1927: 50°F1928: 60°F1929: 73°F1930: 65°F1931: 69°F1932: 74°F1933: 55°F1934: 74°F1936: 64°F1937: 66°F1938: 62°F1939: 70°F1940: 66°F1941: 55°F1942: 69°F1943: 66°F1944: 59°F1945: 62°F1946: 63°F1947: 61°F1948: 65°F1949: 59°F1950: 64°F1951: 65°F1952: 57°F1953: 63°F1955: 63°F1956: 68°F1957: 67°F1958: 59°F1959: 65°F1960: 53°F1961: 59°F1962: 60°F1963: 58°F1964: 60°F1965: 63°F1966: 68°F1967: 58°F1990: 50°F1991: 62°F1992: 55°F1993: 61°F1994: 60°F1995: 66°F1996: 59°F1997: 60°F1998: 67°F1999: 68°F2000: 64°F2001: 67°F2002: 67°F2003: 61°F2004: 69°F2005: 62°F2006: 73°F2007: 64°F2008: 62°F2009: 62°F2010: 62°F2011: 70°F2012: 65°F2013: 63°F2014: 47°F2015: 67°F2016: 66°F2017: 64°F2018: 63°F2019: 67°F2020: 66°F2021: 66°F2022: 75°F2023: 61°F2024: 64°F2025: 68°F64° forecast190920252014

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1564°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#45 of 91
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1896–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1911-30°F1912
Feb83°F1930-26°F1933
Mar98°F2026-20°F1960
Apr98°F19100°F1936
May106°F200214°F1909
Jun115°F201234°F1947
Jul114°F193243°F1915
Aug111°F193039°F1911
Sep107°F192922°F1912
Oct98°F1928-1°F1913
Nov89°F2007-14°F1940
Dec81°F1964-27°F1989
All-time115°F2012-30°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Cold Streaks

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from McCook's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 16°FFeb: 45°FFeb: 19°FMar: 56°FMar: 27°FApr: 65°FApr: 36°FMay: 74°FMay: 48°FJun: 86°FJun: 59°FJul: 91°FJul: 64°FAug: 88°FAug: 62°FSep: 81°FSep: 52°FOct: 67°FOct: 38°FNov: 53°FNov: 25°FDec: 42°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:24 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 48m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.20°N, 100.59°W

Nearby Stations

North Platte, NE63 mi NGoodland, KS82 mi SWHastings, NE117 mi EGrand Island, NE130 mi EConcordia, KS162 mi EDodge City, KS171 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
McCook, NE — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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.
McCook, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1896

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.
McCook, NE daily low heat map 1896–2026

Days Below the Mark

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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