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McCook, NE

40.204°N, 100.590°W · station MCKthr · 131 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for McCook.
67°WED9/269°THU9/370°FRI9/471°SAT9/569°SUN9/667°MON9/767°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#78 / 89
coldest Sep 2 in 89 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

39°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 2 ever

71°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 67°F — 78th coldest Sep 2 of 89 years · record 39°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
1910: 61°F1912: 54°F1913: 65°F1914: 48°F1915: 55°F1916: 54°F1917: 53°F1918: 53°F1919: 66°F1920: 52°F1922: 64°F1923: 51°F1924: 51°F1925: 64°F1926: 67°F1927: 69°F1928: 40°F1929: 67°F1930: 49°F1931: 51°F1932: 45°F1933: 58°F1935: 52°F1936: 67°F1937: 68°F1938: 61°F1939: 65°F1940: 58°F1941: 57°F1942: 54°F1943: 64°F1944: 49°F1945: 66°F1946: 47°F1947: 59°F1948: 67°F1949: 55°F1950: 57°F1951: 58°F1952: 52°F1953: 71°F1955: 59°F1956: 39°F1957: 54°F1958: 61°F1959: 49°F1960: 71°F1961: 62°F1962: 61°F1963: 61°F1964: 69°F1965: 56°F1966: 61°F1967: 49°F1990: 67°F1991: 57°F1992: 54°F1994: 58°F1995: 59°F1996: 61°F1997: 64°F1998: 51°F1999: 67°F2000: 58°F2001: 59°F2002: 58°F2003: 53°F2004: 56°F2005: 60°F2006: 50°F2007: 58°F2008: 70°F2009: 57°F2010: 50°F2011: 64°F2012: 50°F2013: 53°F2014: 52°F2015: 59°F2016: 59°F2017: 57°F2018: 65°F2019: 66°F2020: 53°F2021: 66°F2022: 57°F2023: 66°F2024: 54°F2025: 57°F67° forecast3540455055606570751910192019301940195019601990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 267°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#78 of 89
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°FJan 10, 1911-30°FJan 12, 1912
Feb83°FFeb 19, 1930-26°FFeb 8, 1933
Mar98°FMar 21, 2026-20°FMar 3, 1960
Apr98°FApr 28, 19100°FApr 2, 1936
May106°FMay 31, 200214°FMay 1, 1909
Jun115°FJun 26, 201234°FJun 1, 1947
Jul114°FJul 20, 193243°FJul 4, 1915
Aug111°FAug 3, 193039°FAug 28, 1911
Sep107°FSep 1, 192922°FSep 30, 1912
Oct98°FOct 9, 1928-1°FOct 29, 1913
Nov89°FNov 19, 2007-14°FNov 14, 1940
Dec81°FDec 23, 1964-27°FDec 22, 1989
All-time115°FJun 26, 2012-30°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 4 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

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

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 1, 1935

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 9, 2002-2°FJan 12, 1916
Feb47°FFeb 19, 2017-4°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar61°FMar 30, 19678°FMar 2, 2014
Apr63°FApr 25, 189622°FApr 1, 1936
May72°FMay 28, 200640°FMay 1, 1954
Jun84°FJun 28, 191147°FJun 4, 1998
Jul82°FJul 31, 193458°FJul 2, 1995
Aug88°FAug 1, 193558°FAug 24, 1934
Sep75°FSep 2, 196441°FSep 24, 2000
Oct71°FOct 6, 200721°FOct 31, 1991
Nov55°FNov 8, 20205°FNov 27, 1919
Dec48°FDec 13, 2014-4°FDec 22, 1989
All-time88°FAug 1, 1935-4°FDec 22, 1989

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: 59°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 05m · losing 17 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 Sep 2 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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