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Weather extremes

How extreme does Scottsbluff's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Scottsbluff has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld Ap station 6 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Scottsbluff has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
109°F Jul 6, 1973

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Scottsbluff (typical high near 91°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Jul 6, 1973
2 109°F Jul 7, 1989
3 108°F Jul 5, 1989
❄️ Coldest night
-42°F Dec 22, 1989

About 56°F colder than a normal December night in Scottsbluff (typical low near 14°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -42°F Dec 22, 1989
2 -32°F Dec 22, 1990
3 -31°F Dec 21, 1989
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.96 in May 9, 2015

More rain in a single day than Scottsbluff usually gets in the whole month of May (typical May total about 2.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.96 in May 9, 2015
2 2.95 in Sep 29, 2014
3 2.68 in Jun 8, 1987
Most snow in one day
14.2 in Feb 23, 2017

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Scottsbluff averages about 8 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 14.2 in Feb 23, 2017
2 13.8 in Oct 29, 2009
3 12.0 in Mar 13, 2019

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-70°-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 109°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Scottsbluff's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 109°F is about 18°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Scottsbluff's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 109°F and as low as −42°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 14 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00024028), about 6 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →