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Norfolk, NE

41.980°N, 97.433°W · station OFKthr · 134 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Norfolk.
69°WED9/272°THU9/373°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 Norfolk — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#117 / 133
coldest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

34°F
set in 1898

Mildest Sep 7 ever

74°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 67°F — 117th coldest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 34°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 58°F1894: 66°F1895: 54°F1896: 49°F1897: 73°F1898: 34°F1899: 65°F1900: 57°F1901: 60°F1902: 56°F1903: 61°F1904: 50°F1905: 57°F1906: 62°F1907: 55°F1908: 46°F1909: 53°F1910: 53°F1911: 47°F1912: 58°F1913: 68°F1914: 54°F1915: 55°F1916: 65°F1917: 60°F1918: 38°F1919: 66°F1920: 44°F1921: 53°F1922: 66°F1923: 43°F1924: 54°F1925: 62°F1926: 55°F1927: 62°F1928: 56°F1929: 42°F1930: 60°F1931: 74°F1932: 47°F1933: 69°F1934: 41°F1935: 59°F1936: 68°F1937: 62°F1938: 70°F1939: 70°F1940: 64°F1941: 63°F1942: 63°F1943: 47°F1944: 46°F1945: 60°F1946: 58°F1947: 67°F1948: 58°F1949: 52°F1950: 50°F1951: 50°F1952: 59°F1953: 47°F1954: 50°F1955: 42°F1956: 36°F1957: 50°F1958: 53°F1959: 63°F1960: 71°F1961: 59°F1962: 66°F1963: 61°F1964: 60°F1965: 55°F1966: 50°F1967: 54°F1968: 50°F1969: 54°F1970: 59°F1971: 56°F1972: 64°F1973: 54°F1974: 50°F1975: 53°F1976: 65°F1977: 68°F1978: 67°F1979: 52°F1980: 66°F1981: 54°F1982: 61°F1983: 46°F1984: 56°F1985: 66°F1986: 42°F1987: 55°F1988: 47°F1989: 61°F1990: 61°F1991: 69°F1992: 52°F1993: 50°F1994: 58°F1995: 44°F1996: 63°F1997: 67°F1998: 52°F1999: 57°F2000: 60°F2001: 62°F2002: 71°F2003: 56°F2004: 51°F2005: 62°F2006: 52°F2007: 53°F2008: 46°F2009: 61°F2010: 50°F2011: 46°F2012: 46°F2013: 67°F2014: 51°F2015: 57°F2016: 67°F2017: 43°F2018: 58°F2019: 58°F2020: 68°F2021: 56°F2022: 61°F2023: 45°F2024: 47°F2025: 39°F67° forecast303540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 767°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#117 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-39°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Norfolk in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 26, 2002-39°FJan 12, 1912
Feb76°FFeb 23, 2002-35°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar96°FMar 21, 2026-20°FMar 4, 1960
Apr102°FApr 28, 1910-5°FApr 3, 1936
May106°FMay 29, 193421°FMay 2, 1908
Jun109°FJun 6, 193334°FJun 7, 1935
Jul116°FJul 17, 193642°FJul 30, 1971
Aug110°FAug 8, 193436°FAug 24, 1928
Sep106°FSep 18, 189520°FSep 29, 1899
Oct98°FOct 11, 20152°FOct 30, 1925
Nov83°FNov 4, 1909-15°FNov 30, 1964
Dec72°FDec 31, 1904-30°FDec 22, 1989
All-time116°FJul 17, 1936-39°FJan 12, 1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (96°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 18, 1895

Coldest high ever

-14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 21, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 30, 1896-13°FJan 11, 1918
Feb45°FFeb 24, 1930-13°FFeb 7, 1933
Mar64°FMar 18, 20120°FMar 2, 2014
Apr67°FApr 22, 198918°FApr 1, 1975
May75°FMay 31, 193437°FMay 7, 1938
Jun79°FJun 20, 202248°FJun 1, 1946
Jul81°FJul 18, 189560°FJul 23, 1896
Aug83°FAug 18, 193658°FAug 28, 1935
Sep84°FSep 18, 189540°FSep 29, 1985
Oct72°FOct 6, 200722°FOct 28, 1925
Nov58°FNov 13, 20013°FNov 29, 1896
Dec46°FDec 13, 2014-14°FDec 21, 1989
All-time84°FSep 18, 1895-14°FDec 21, 1989

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

148 days
record run, ended Mar 24 1956

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Norfolk's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 12°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 16°FMar: 50°FMar: 27°FApr: 62°FApr: 37°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 82°FJun: 59°FJul: 86°FJul: 64°FAug: 84°FAug: 62°FSep: 78°FSep: 52°FOct: 64°FOct: 39°FNov: 48°FNov: 26°FDec: 36°FDec: 16°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset7:04 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.98°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Sioux City, IA61 mi EGrand Island, NE83 mi SWLincoln, NE85 mi SEOmaha, NE91 mi SEHastings, NE108 mi SWSioux Falls, SD115 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Norfolk'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.
Norfolk, NE — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Norfolk's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Norfolk, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Norfolk, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Norfolk, NE daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Norfolk — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
92 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 68th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 92. Record: 113 in 1909.

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