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Valentine, NE

42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Valentine.
59°WED9/264°THU9/364°FRI9/467°SAT9/565°SUN9/662°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#99 / 137
coldest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

35°F
set in 1974

Mildest Sep 2 ever

70°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 59°F — 99th coldest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 35°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
1889: 42°F1890: 58°F1891: 46°F1892: 61°F1893: 52°F1894: 63°F1895: 62°F1896: 58°F1897: 67°F1898: 64°F1899: 57°F1900: 56°F1901: 61°F1902: 55°F1903: 63°F1904: 56°F1905: 42°F1906: 55°F1907: 51°F1908: 40°F1909: 56°F1910: 55°F1911: 59°F1912: 62°F1913: 59°F1914: 41°F1915: 58°F1916: 54°F1917: 47°F1918: 51°F1919: 54°F1920: 50°F1921: 59°F1922: 55°F1923: 55°F1924: 48°F1925: 67°F1926: 62°F1927: 58°F1928: 53°F1929: 68°F1930: 44°F1931: 50°F1932: 50°F1933: 58°F1934: 46°F1935: 39°F1936: 66°F1937: 69°F1938: 55°F1939: 67°F1940: 60°F1941: 54°F1942: 50°F1943: 64°F1944: 40°F1945: 54°F1946: 56°F1947: 58°F1948: 58°F1949: 56°F1950: 54°F1951: 56°F1952: 45°F1953: 52°F1954: 50°F1955: 55°F1956: 38°F1957: 51°F1958: 62°F1959: 39°F1960: 70°F1961: 48°F1962: 59°F1963: 54°F1964: 64°F1965: 55°F1966: 61°F1967: 50°F1968: 47°F1969: 54°F1970: 59°F1971: 69°F1972: 43°F1973: 53°F1974: 35°F1975: 51°F1976: 46°F1977: 50°F1978: 53°F1979: 48°F1980: 46°F1981: 58°F1982: 46°F1983: 69°F1984: 50°F1985: 59°F1986: 58°F1987: 43°F1988: 58°F1989: 58°F1990: 66°F1991: 65°F1992: 58°F1993: 42°F1994: 53°F1995: 61°F1996: 62°F1997: 54°F1998: 57°F1999: 61°F2000: 48°F2001: 56°F2002: 53°F2003: 52°F2004: 50°F2005: 50°F2006: 43°F2007: 58°F2008: 55°F2009: 55°F2010: 49°F2011: 59°F2012: 59°F2013: 49°F2014: 45°F2015: 54°F2016: 56°F2017: 57°F2018: 59°F2019: 69°F2020: 52°F2021: 65°F2022: 56°F2023: 60°F2024: 54°F2025: 54°F59° forecast354045505560657018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 259°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#99 of 137
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-39°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Valentine in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°FJan 12, 1987-38°FJan 24, 1894
Feb78°FFeb 22, 1982-37°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar87°FMar 22, 1910-29°FMar 1, 1980
Apr100°FApr 30, 1992-8°FApr 3, 1936
May102°FMay 29, 193417°FMay 1, 1909
Jun110°FJun 24, 198830°FJun 14, 1969
Jul114°FJul 2, 199038°FJul 30, 1971
Aug109°FAug 2, 202234°FAug 30, 1935
Sep106°FSep 9, 193112°FSep 25, 1926
Oct96°FOct 4, 1922-6°FOct 28, 1925
Nov86°FNov 7, 1999-22°FNov 14, 1959
Dec76°FDec 11, 1939-39°FDec 22, 1989
All-time114°FJul 2, 1990-39°FDec 22, 1989

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°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

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1899

Coldest high ever

-17°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 12, 1916
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 2, 1939-17°FJan 12, 1916
Feb43°FFeb 4, 1890-16°FFeb 1, 1917
Mar56°FMar 18, 2012-2°FMar 3, 1891
Apr64°FApr 22, 193215°FApr 1, 1975
May73°FMay 30, 193431°FMay 1, 1954
Jun79°FJun 23, 193743°FJun 1, 1951
Jul81°FJul 25, 189956°FJul 7, 1904
Aug77°FAug 13, 193854°FAug 31, 1994
Sep73°FSep 3, 189735°FSep 25, 1934
Oct70°FOct 1, 202315°FOct 30, 1991
Nov52°FNov 7, 20200°FNov 27, 1896
Dec46°FDec 3, 1941-15°FDec 30, 1968
All-time81°FJul 25, 1899-17°FJan 12, 1916

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

150 days
record run, ended Mar 26 1960

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Valentine's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 11°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 14°FMar: 50°FMar: 23°FApr: 60°FApr: 33°FMay: 71°FMay: 44°FJun: 82°FJun: 55°FJul: 89°FJul: 61°FAug: 87°FAug: 59°FSep: 78°FSep: 48°FOct: 63°FOct: 34°FNov: 49°FNov: 22°FDec: 38°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.86°N, 100.55°W

Nearby Stations

North Platte, NE120 mi SMitchell, SD141 mi ERapid City, SD149 mi NWHuron, SD156 mi NEScottsbluff, NE169 mi WNorfolk, NE170 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Valentine's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Valentine, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's low at Valentine, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Valentine, NE daily low heat map 1889–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Valentine — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
97 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 100th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 118 in 1917.

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