Nebraska · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Valentine, NE

42.859°N, 100.551°W · station VTNthr · 138 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Valentine.
68°TUE7/1466°WED7/1567°THU7/1670°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1869°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#107 / 137
coldest Jul 15 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

41°F
set in 2014

Mildest Jul 15 ever

77°F
set in 1931

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Valentine. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4159771889: 62°F1890: 54°F1891: 56°F1892: 72°F1893: 52°F1894: 60°F1895: 52°F1896: 65°F1897: 58°F1898: 60°F1899: 58°F1900: 61°F1901: 71°F1902: 65°F1903: 65°F1904: 54°F1905: 70°F1906: 54°F1907: 52°F1908: 65°F1909: 50°F1910: 60°F1911: 62°F1912: 50°F1913: 65°F1914: 70°F1915: 61°F1916: 65°F1917: 54°F1918: 61°F1919: 54°F1920: 51°F1921: 66°F1922: 64°F1923: 61°F1924: 57°F1925: 66°F1926: 62°F1927: 57°F1928: 65°F1929: 67°F1930: 58°F1931: 77°F1932: 66°F1933: 56°F1934: 69°F1935: 58°F1936: 63°F1937: 62°F1938: 61°F1939: 64°F1940: 67°F1941: 55°F1942: 68°F1943: 66°F1944: 62°F1945: 62°F1946: 68°F1947: 66°F1948: 61°F1949: 60°F1950: 59°F1951: 65°F1952: 48°F1953: 63°F1954: 55°F1955: 57°F1956: 68°F1957: 66°F1958: 51°F1959: 62°F1960: 60°F1961: 52°F1962: 57°F1963: 60°F1964: 58°F1965: 59°F1966: 64°F1967: 60°F1968: 67°F1969: 65°F1970: 51°F1971: 50°F1972: 59°F1973: 47°F1974: 63°F1975: 64°F1976: 56°F1977: 60°F1978: 59°F1979: 54°F1980: 67°F1981: 62°F1982: 59°F1983: 61°F1984: 66°F1985: 48°F1986: 63°F1987: 52°F1988: 67°F1989: 56°F1990: 54°F1991: 65°F1992: 51°F1993: 62°F1994: 60°F1995: 64°F1996: 51°F1997: 63°F1998: 66°F1999: 62°F2000: 67°F2001: 68°F2002: 67°F2003: 52°F2004: 65°F2005: 64°F2006: 74°F2007: 61°F2008: 50°F2009: 54°F2010: 49°F2011: 70°F2012: 62°F2013: 69°F2014: 41°F2015: 66°F2016: 52°F2017: 67°F2018: 62°F2019: 68°F2020: 59°F2021: 57°F2022: 65°F2023: 56°F2024: 64°F2025: 61°F66° forecast188920252014

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1566°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#107 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°F1987-38°F1894
Feb78°F1982-37°F1899
Mar87°F1910-29°F1980
Apr100°F1992-8°F1936
May102°F193417°F1909
Jun110°F198830°F1969
Jul114°F199038°F1971
Aug109°F202234°F1935
Sep106°F193112°F1926
Oct96°F1922-6°F1925
Nov86°F1999-22°F1959
Dec76°F1939-39°F1989
All-time114°F1990-39°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Valentine so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 61°F · forecast is +5° 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

Sunrise4:15 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight15h 05m · losing 8 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 Jul 15 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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