Nevada · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Elko, NV

40.824°N, 115.786°W · station EKOthr · 139 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elko.
60°TUE7/1457°WED7/1558°THU7/1659°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1860°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#111 / 131
coldest Jul 15 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 15 ever

31°F
set in 1888

Mildest Jul 15 ever

71°F
set in 2014

Coldest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 15 at Elko. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3151711888: 31°F1889: 38°F1890: 45°F1892: 43°F1894: 40°F1895: 37°F1897: 47°F1898: 44°F1899: 40°F1900: 43°F1901: 44°F1902: 43°F1903: 42°F1904: 36°F1909: 50°F1910: 48°F1911: 55°F1912: 51°F1913: 41°F1914: 50°F1915: 40°F1916: 60°F1917: 50°F1918: 46°F1919: 50°F1920: 45°F1921: 57°F1922: 50°F1923: 61°F1924: 39°F1925: 66°F1926: 54°F1927: 48°F1928: 53°F1929: 42°F1930: 53°F1931: 48°F1932: 41°F1933: 53°F1934: 52°F1935: 57°F1936: 49°F1937: 41°F1938: 48°F1939: 47°F1940: 48°F1941: 48°F1942: 53°F1943: 54°F1944: 41°F1945: 46°F1946: 41°F1947: 50°F1948: 44°F1949: 51°F1950: 47°F1951: 43°F1952: 48°F1953: 57°F1954: 62°F1955: 61°F1956: 41°F1957: 40°F1958: 50°F1959: 53°F1960: 49°F1961: 50°F1962: 43°F1963: 44°F1964: 56°F1965: 47°F1966: 43°F1967: 59°F1968: 56°F1969: 57°F1970: 48°F1971: 55°F1972: 54°F1973: 49°F1974: 60°F1975: 49°F1976: 44°F1977: 51°F1978: 55°F1979: 56°F1980: 46°F1981: 46°F1982: 46°F1983: 43°F1984: 48°F1985: 59°F1986: 54°F1987: 44°F1988: 54°F1989: 49°F1990: 51°F1991: 40°F1992: 44°F1993: 37°F1994: 43°F1995: 41°F1996: 46°F1997: 46°F1998: 38°F1999: 43°F2000: 40°F2001: 53°F2002: 55°F2003: 48°F2004: 60°F2005: 56°F2006: 50°F2007: 59°F2008: 47°F2009: 44°F2010: 47°F2011: 49°F2012: 64°F2013: 57°F2014: 71°F2015: 52°F2016: 47°F2017: 59°F2018: 63°F2019: 54°F2020: 50°F2021: 51°F2022: 70°F2023: 55°F2024: 57°F2025: 56°F57° forecast18882025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1557°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#111 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-43°F (1937)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Elko in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan65°F2003-43°F1937
Feb70°F1905-41°F1890
Mar82°F2026-15°F1890
Apr88°F2020-2°F1936
May97°F20038°F1913
Jun104°F198112°F1914
Jul107°F189028°F1890
Aug107°F197820°F1992
Sep102°F20229°F1891
Oct92°F20100°F1891
Nov83°F1913-16°F1896
Dec65°F1995-41°F1924
All-time107°F1890-43°F1937

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 6 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (82°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

168 days
record run, ended Mar 29 1917

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Elko's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 51°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 15°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 19°FMar: 53°FMar: 26°FApr: 59°FApr: 30°FMay: 70°FMay: 38°FJun: 81°FJun: 44°FJul: 91°FJul: 51°FAug: 89°FAug: 48°FSep: 80°FSep: 39°FOct: 65°FOct: 28°FNov: 49°FNov: 21°FDec: 38°FDec: 15°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:23 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight14h 52m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.82°N, 115.79°W

Nearby Stations

Eureka, NV85 mi SWinnemucca, NV105 mi WEly, NV116 mi SEJerome, ID148 mi NEBurley, ID158 mi NEBoise, ID190 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Elko'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.
Elko, NV — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Elko's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Elko, NV — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Elko, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Elko, NV daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Elko — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
99 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 117th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 109. Record: 160 in 1899.

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