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Weather extremes
How extreme does North Platte's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days North Platte has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days North Platte has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in North Platte (typical high near 90°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 47°F colder than a normal December night in North Platte (typical low near 13°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 88% of a typical May's rain in a single day (North Platte averages roughly 3.4 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (North Platte averages about 4 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
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.
North Platte's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 108°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
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at N Platte Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00024023), about 8 km from the city centre.