40.824°N, 115.786°W · station EKOthr · 139 years of record
44°F
COLDEST SEP 3 SINCE 2021
forecast low · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Elko.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Elko — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#85 / 129
coldest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
28°F
set in 1901
Mildest Sep 2 ever
61°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 46°F — 85th coldest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 28°F (1901) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#74 / 129
coldest Sep 3 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
26°F
set in 1964
Mildest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 1929
Forecast low 44°F — 74th coldest Sep 3 of 129 years · record 26°F (1964) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#75 / 129
coldest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
24°F
set in 1999
Mildest Sep 4 ever
65°F
set in 1931
Forecast low 44°F — 75th coldest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 24°F (1999) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#95 / 129
coldest Sep 5 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
24°F
set in 1889
Mildest Sep 5 ever
60°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 46°F — 95th coldest Sep 5 of 129 years · record 24°F (1889) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#108 / 129
coldest Sep 6 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
25°F
set in 1912
Mildest Sep 6 ever
61°F
set in 1984
Forecast low 50°F — 108th coldest Sep 6 of 129 years · record 25°F (1912) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#105 / 129
coldest Sep 7 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
23°F
set in 1996
Mildest Sep 7 ever
58°F
set in 1976
Forecast low 47°F — 105th coldest Sep 7 of 129 years · record 23°F (1996) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#92 / 129
coldest Sep 8 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
25°F
set in 1939
Mildest Sep 8 ever
57°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 44°F — 92nd coldest Sep 8 of 129 years · record 25°F (1939) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
65°FJan 31, 2003
-43°FJan 21, 1937
Feb
70°FFeb 28, 1905
-41°FFeb 27, 1890
Mar
82°FMar 20, 2026
-15°FMar 2, 1890
Apr
88°FApr 29, 2020
-2°FApr 1, 1936
May
97°FMay 28, 2003
8°FMay 2, 1913
Jun
104°FJun 24, 1981
12°FJun 6, 1914
Jul
107°FJul 24, 1890
28°FJul 11, 1890
Aug
107°FAug 4, 1978
20°FAug 26, 1992
Sep
102°FSep 6, 2022
9°FSep 24, 1891
Oct
92°FOct 1, 2010
0°FOct 12, 1891
Nov
83°FNov 7, 1913
-16°FNov 29, 1896
Dec
65°FDec 1, 1995
-41°FDec 25, 1924
All-time
107°FJul 24, 1890
-43°FJan 21, 1937
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Elko so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 7 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
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
73°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1897
Coldest high ever
-12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1890
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
44°FJan 13, 1980
-12°FJan 8, 1890
Feb
43°FFeb 18, 1986
-3°FFeb 10, 1933
Mar
50°FMar 30, 1978
24°FMar 20, 1952
Apr
55°FApr 30, 2020
29°FApr 1, 1936
May
65°FMay 17, 1909
33°FMay 1, 1913
Jun
64°FJun 29, 2015
44°FJun 11, 1913
Jul
73°FJul 13, 1897
54°FJul 2, 1902
Aug
69°FAug 10, 2012
59°FAug 20, 1968
Sep
65°FSep 4, 1931
42°FSep 30, 1971
Oct
56°FOct 30, 1933
29°FOct 28, 1971
Nov
51°FNov 11, 1973
6°FNov 28, 1896
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1980
-5°FDec 26, 1924
All-time
73°FJul 13, 1897
-12°FJan 8, 1890
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: 44°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.