39.295°N, 114.847°W · station ELYthr · 134 years of record
42°F
COLDEST SEP 3 SINCE 2021
forecast low · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Ely.
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
#56 / 103
coldest Sep 2 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
24°F
set in 1973
Mildest Sep 2 ever
57°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 43°F — 56th coldest Sep 2 of 103 years · record 24°F (1973) · coldest since 2020.
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.
Ranks
#66 / 103
coldest Sep 4 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
25°F
set in 1999
Mildest Sep 4 ever
58°F
set in 1998
Forecast low 45°F — 66th coldest Sep 4 of 103 years · record 25°F (1999) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#64 / 103
coldest Sep 5 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
31°F
set in 1964
Mildest Sep 5 ever
58°F
set in 1903
Forecast low 46°F — 64th coldest Sep 5 of 103 years · record 31°F (1964) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#80 / 103
coldest Sep 6 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
26°F
set in 2010
Mildest Sep 6 ever
57°F
set in 1903
Forecast low 47°F — 80th coldest Sep 6 of 103 years · record 26°F (2010) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 103
coldest Sep 7 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
30°F
set in 1893
Mildest Sep 7 ever
67°F
set in 1906
Forecast low 46°F — 75th coldest Sep 7 of 103 years · record 30°F (1893) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#59 / 103
coldest Sep 8 in 103 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
24°F
set in 1897
Mildest Sep 8 ever
56°F
set in 2014
Forecast low 44°F — 59th coldest Sep 8 of 103 years · record 24°F (1897) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 25, 1951
-27°FJan 25, 1949
Feb
67°FFeb 24, 1986
-30°FFeb 6, 1989
Mar
83°FMar 20, 2026
-13°FMar 3, 1952
Apr
83°FApr 23, 2012
-5°FApr 22, 1963
May
95°FMay 31, 1910
7°FMay 4, 1950
Jun
99°FJun 22, 1954
18°FJun 14, 1976
Jul
101°FJul 18, 1998
28°FJul 1, 1997
Aug
99°FAug 1, 2026
24°FAug 23, 1960
Sep
97°FSep 6, 2022
15°FSep 21, 1895
Oct
86°FOct 1, 2010
-7°FOct 30, 2019
Nov
78°FNov 9, 1906
-20°FNov 25, 2010
Dec
67°FDec 3, 1958
-29°FDec 22, 1990
All-time
101°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
40°FJan 28, 1894
5°FJan 3, 1949
Feb
43°FFeb 3, 2025
3°FFeb 5, 1989
Mar
52°FMar 25, 1912
18°FMar 1, 1971
Apr
53°FApr 2, 1912
28°FApr 9, 1945
May
56°FMay 29, 2020
32°FMay 3, 1950
Jun
61°FJun 15, 2021
38°FJun 1, 1955
Jul
72°FJul 30, 1906
59°FJul 4, 1902
Aug
65°FAug 12, 2024
60°FAug 17, 1968
Sep
67°FSep 7, 1906
42°FSep 29, 1982
Oct
61°FOct 1, 1906
20°FOct 28, 1971
Nov
46°FNov 26, 2017
18°FNov 14, 1964
Dec
43°FDec 23, 1906
1°FDec 22, 1990
All-time
72°FJul 30, 1906
1°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.