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Ely, NV

39.295°N, 114.847°W · station ELYthr · 134 years of record
42°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Ely.
43°WED9/242°THU9/345°FRI9/446°SAT9/547°SUN9/646°MON9/744°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#53 / 103
coldest Sep 3 in 103 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 3 ever

25°F
set in 1961

Mildest Sep 3 ever

58°F
set in 2016
Forecast low 42°F — 53rd coldest Sep 3 of 103 years · record 25°F (1961) · coldest since 2021.
1893: 43°F1894: 41°F1895: 35°F1896: 40°F1897: 38°F1898: 34°F1899: 40°F1900: 34°F1901: 35°F1902: 46°F1903: 53°F1904: 41°F1906: 40°F1908: 40°F1909: 45°F1910: 39°F1939: 32°F1940: 52°F1941: 33°F1942: 39°F1943: 34°F1944: 36°F1945: 54°F1946: 50°F1947: 54°F1948: 46°F1949: 42°F1950: 45°F1951: 37°F1952: 41°F1953: 32°F1954: 48°F1955: 44°F1956: 44°F1957: 38°F1958: 40°F1959: 39°F1960: 48°F1961: 25°F1962: 37°F1963: 43°F1964: 27°F1965: 40°F1966: 37°F1967: 48°F1968: 46°F1969: 50°F1970: 39°F1971: 34°F1972: 47°F1973: 28°F1974: 41°F1975: 35°F1976: 41°F1977: 49°F1978: 49°F1979: 42°F1980: 47°F1981: 41°F1982: 49°F1983: 46°F1984: 36°F1985: 47°F1986: 39°F1987: 48°F1988: 40°F1989: 32°F1990: 56°F1991: 45°F1992: 38°F1993: 37°F1994: 39°F1995: 50°F1996: 40°F1997: 50°F1998: 49°F1999: 41°F2000: 38°F2001: 46°F2002: 51°F2003: 41°F2004: 43°F2005: 48°F2006: 43°F2007: 51°F2008: 27°F2009: 49°F2010: 42°F2011: 37°F2012: 36°F2013: 54°F2014: 50°F2015: 57°F2016: 58°F2017: 48°F2018: 39°F2019: 48°F2020: 39°F2021: 36°F2022: 49°F2023: 45°F2024: 49°F2025: 55°F42° forecast253035404550556019001910194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 342°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record25°F
This-date rank#53 of 103
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Ely in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 25, 1951-27°FJan 25, 1949
Feb67°FFeb 24, 1986-30°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar83°FMar 20, 2026-13°FMar 3, 1952
Apr83°FApr 23, 2012-5°FApr 22, 1963
May95°FMay 31, 19107°FMay 4, 1950
Jun99°FJun 22, 195418°FJun 14, 1976
Jul101°FJul 18, 199828°FJul 1, 1997
Aug99°FAug 1, 202624°FAug 23, 1960
Sep97°FSep 6, 202215°FSep 21, 1895
Oct86°FOct 1, 2010-7°FOct 30, 2019
Nov78°FNov 9, 1906-20°FNov 25, 2010
Dec67°FDec 3, 1958-29°FDec 22, 1990
All-time101°FJul 18, 1998-30°FFeb 6, 1989

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

15 broke
plus 7 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Mar (83°F), Aug (99°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

72°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 30, 1906

Coldest high ever

1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1990
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan40°FJan 28, 18945°FJan 3, 1949
Feb43°FFeb 3, 20253°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar52°FMar 25, 191218°FMar 1, 1971
Apr53°FApr 2, 191228°FApr 9, 1945
May56°FMay 29, 202032°FMay 3, 1950
Jun61°FJun 15, 202138°FJun 1, 1955
Jul72°FJul 30, 190659°FJul 4, 1902
Aug65°FAug 12, 202460°FAug 17, 1968
Sep67°FSep 7, 190642°FSep 29, 1982
Oct61°FOct 1, 190620°FOct 28, 1971
Nov46°FNov 26, 201718°FNov 14, 1964
Dec43°FDec 23, 19061°FDec 22, 1990
All-time72°FJul 30, 19061°FDec 22, 1990

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

196 days
record run, ended Apr 16 1897

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Ely's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 44°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 12°FFeb: 43°FFeb: 16°FMar: 52°FMar: 23°FApr: 58°FApr: 27°FMay: 68°FMay: 34°FJun: 80°FJun: 41°FJul: 89°FJul: 49°FAug: 86°FAug: 47°FSep: 77°FSep: 38°FOct: 64°FOct: 28°FNov: 50°FNov: 19°FDec: 40°FDec: 11°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:10 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight13h 03m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.30°N, 114.85°W

Nearby Stations

Eureka, NV65 mi WElko, NV116 mi NWSalt Lake City, UT183 mi NEWinnemucca, NV191 mi NWLas Vegas, NV223 mi SBurley, ID231 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Ely — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
112 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 99th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 144 in 1975.

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