North Platte, NE: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 28.5°F in North Platte, NE, the warmest January since 2021, tied 36th warmest of 152 (with 2016).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 28.5°F; Warmest since 2021; 36th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.22 in; Driest since 2020; 57th driest of 152

A normal January in North Platte, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26°F, between 20.8°F and 29.5°F in eight years of ten and 0.33 in of precipitation, between 0.12 in and 0.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in North Platte, NE since 1875: 28.5°F in 2026; the highest is 37°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 20.8 to 29.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in North Platte, NE from 1875 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	28.5	36	44.9	16	12	69	0.22	95
2025	23.1	90	38.2	69	8	114	0.59	34
2024	22.5	96	35.2	97	9.8	92	0.28	80
2023	23	92	33.5	105	12.5	60	1.87	3
2022	26.8	55	42.6	31	11	79	0.39	59
2021	29.9	24	40.9	47	18.8	13	0.41	53
2020	29.6	27	43	29	16.3	30	0.20	99
2019	28.9	33	41.5	41	16.3	30	0.13	115
2018	22.8	94	35.6	93	9.9	90	1.05	8
2017	24.9	75	36.8	82	12.9	59	0.67	27
2016	28.5	36	41.1	44	15.8	32	0.48	44
2015	27.2	50	42.4	34	12	69	0.28	80
2014	26.2	61	42.4	34	10	88	0.32	71
2013	24.8	76	39	61	10.5	83	0.24	91
2012	29.5	28	47.2	5	11.9	71	0.12	118
2011	20.4	112	33.9	104	6.9	120	1.05	8
2010	25.2	71	36	88	14.4	43	0.15	110
2009	27.4	47	43.1	27	11.7	74	0.33	68
2008	23.2	87	37.4	77	9	101	0.03	143
2007	17.2	129	29.9	126	4.5	129	0.61	31
2006	37	1	54.5	1	19.5	6	0.21	97
2005	23.8	83	34.5	101	13.1	56	0.41	53
2004	23.9	82	38.4	65	9.4	97	0.26	88
2003	27.9	39	43.3	25	12.5	60	0.35	63
2002	26.9	52	43.5	22	10.3	85	0.08	130
2001	27.6	43	41.2	43	14.1	48	0.48	44
2000	27.3	49	42.2	38	12.4	64	0.31	73
1999	27.6	43	41.4	42	13.8	53	0.34	66
1998	25.9	65	39.6	55	12.3	65	0.27	83
1997	23.3	86	38.1	72	8.5	108	trace	149
1996	20.9	107	35	98	6.7	122	0.50	43
1995	26.7	56	41	45	12.5	60	0.12	118
1994	24	81	35.7	92	12.3	65	0.53	38
1993	18.5	124	29.6	128	7.3	118	0.74	20
1992	32.1	11	44.8	17	19.4	9	0.89	15
1991	23.1	90	36.3	86	9.9	90	0.35	63
1990	30.5	18	46	11	15.1	38	0.27	83
1989	30.1	21	46.3	8	14	49	0.55	35
1988	16.4	132	29.3	131	3.4	137	0.72	24
1987	29.5	28	43.5	22	15.5	35	0.16	105
1986	31.5	13	44.4	19	18.7	14	0.02	148
1985	18.3	126	29.8	127	6.8	121	0.55	35
1984	20.4	112	31.4	118	9.4	97	0.36	61
1983	27.1	51	36	88	18.1	22	0.33	68
1982	17.1	130	31.2	119	3	141	0.20	99
1981	29.7	25	45.2	15	14.2	45	0.07	133
1980	25.1	72	35.8	90	14.3	44	0.52	39
1979	6	152	16.4	152	-4.5	151	0.86	16
1978	11.2	147	22.9	147	-0.5	148	0.52	39
1977	16.5	131	30.6	123	2.5	142	0.18	102
1976	17.7	127	30.7	122	4.8	128	0.99	11
1975	25.7	67	37.4	77	13.9	52	0.26	88
1974	15.9	136	27.7	134	4.2	131	0.27	83
1973	21.4	105	33.3	106	9.6	94	0.40	57
1972	20.7	110	35.3	95	6.1	126	0.16	105
1971	22.1	100	34.7	100	9.5	95	0.47	48
1970	22.3	97	35.8	90	8.8	104	0.23	93
1969	16.2	133	25.9	141	6.5	123	0.94	13
1968	22.2	98	36.4	85	8	114	0.12	118
1967	24.8	76	38.3	67	11.4	77	0.47	48
1966	15.6	137	27.2	135	4	135	0.30	77
1965	26.3	60	42.6	31	10	88	0.61	31
1964	28.1	38	44.7	18	11.5	76	trace	149
1963	13	145	25.6	143	0.5	145	0.48	44
1962	21.8	101	37.2	81	6.5	123	0.07	133
1961	26.6	57	42.6	31	10.5	83	trace	149
1960	19.6	119	30.8	121	8.4	111	1.12	7
1959	23.2	87	38.2	69	8.2	112	0.31	73
1958	26.9	52	39.6	55	14.2	45	0.13	115
1957	16	135	28	133	4.1	134	0.14	113
1956	23.2	87	34.4	102	12.1	68	0.47	48
1955	20.3	114	32	114	8.5	108	0.84	18
1954	24.5	78	36.8	82	12.2	67	0.10	124
1953	32.5	10	46.9	6	18.2	21	0.08	130
1952	27.9	39	40.8	48	15	39	0.74	20
1951	24.5	78	38.4	65	10.6	82	0.20	99
1950	18.7	123	34	103	3.4	137	0.31	73
1949	10.6	148	21.3	150	0	147	2.19	2
1948	25.5	68	38	74	13.1	56	0.07	133
1947	30.1	21	43	29	17.1	26	0.36	61
1946	31.7	12	45.3	14	18.1	22	0.07	133
1945	29.7	25	40.4	50	19	12	0.41	53
1944	29.2	30	42	39	16.4	28	1.84	4
1943	25.9	65	40	51	11.8	72	0.21	97
1942	26.1	63	38.1	72	14	49	0.25	90
1941	27.8	41	37.3	80	18.3	17	0.30	77
1940	13.4	144	23.4	146	3.3	139	0.31	73
1939	32.6	8	43.6	21	21.6	3	0.70	25
1938	30.2	20	41.7	40	18.7	14	0.07	133
1937	10.2	150	21.9	149	-1.4	150	0.62	30
1936	21.7	102	33.1	107	10.3	85	0.48	44
1935	29.2	30	43.1	27	15.3	36	0.18	102
1934	33.8	3	47.3	4	20.4	5	0.05	141
1933	33.2	5	46.9	6	19.5	6	0.16	105
1932	22.9	93	31.7	116	14	49	0.41	53
1931	33.3	4	45.7	13	20.9	4	0.03	143
1930	10.6	148	22	148	-0.8	149	0.51	41
1929	19.1	121	29.6	128	8.5	108	0.23	93
1928	30.3	19	43.2	26	17.4	24	0.13	115
1927	26.5	58	38.9	62	14.2	45	0.10	124
1926	30.7	17	39.8	52	21.7	2	0.22	95
1925	20.2	115	31.9	115	8.6	107	0.07	133
1924	21.5	104	35	98	7.9	116	0.08	130
1923	32.9	7	46.3	8	19.5	6	0.11	122
1922	21.6	103	35.3	95	7.9	116	0.66	28
1921	30.1	21	41	45	19.2	11	0.68	26
1920	28.9	33	39.5	57	18.3	17	0.07	133
1919	28.7	35	40.8	48	16.5	27	0.03	143
1918	14.7	140	26.4	139	3.1	140	0.54	37
1917	22.8	94	36.2	87	9.4	97	0.74	20
1916	15.1	139	25.9	141	4.2	131	0.85	17
1915	20.1	116	31.5	117	8.7	105	0.51	41
1914	34	2	46	11	22	1	0.18	102
1913	23.7	85	36.7	84	10.7	80	0.16	105
1912	13.9	142	24.3	144	3.5	136	0.74	20
1911	27.7	42	42.3	37	13.1	56	0.28	80
1910	22.2	98	32.7	109	11.6	75	0.34	66
1909	25	74	38.2	69	11.8	72	0.29	79
1908	31.3	15	46.2	10	16.4	28	0.16	105
1907	19.6	119	29.6	128	9.7	93	0.39	59
1906	32.6	8	47.8	2	17.4	24	0.61	31
1905	19.8	117	30.1	125	9.5	95	0.90	14
1904	26.4	59	39.4	58	13.4	54	0.32	71
1903	29	32	39.7	54	18.3	17	0.27	83
1902	26.2	61	37.8	75	14.5	42	0.40	57
1901	27.5	45	42.4	34	12.5	60	0.04	142
1900	31.4	14	43.4	24	19.4	9	0.06	140
1899	25.5	68	39.8	52	11.2	78	0.11	122
1898	26.9	52	38.5	64	15.3	36	0.77	19
1897	25.1	72	35.4	94	14.9	40	0.47	48
1896	31.1	16	43.9	20	18.3	17	0.27	83
1895	21.3	106	32.3	112	10.3	85	0.14	113
1894	20.9	107	32.5	110	9.3	100	0.33	68
1893	27.4	47	39.1	60	15.7	34	0.03	143
1892	17.4	128	28.8	132	6	127	1.04	10
1891	27.5	45	39.2	59	15.8	32	0.65	29
1890	18.8	122	30.5	124	7.1	119	0.35	63
1889	20.6	111	32.5	110	8.7	105	0.97	12
1888	13.5	143	26.5	138	0.5	145	0.09	127
1887	19.7	118	31.1	120	8.2	112	0.15	110
1886	16.2	133	26.1	140	6.4	125	0.09	127
1885	12.9	146	23.5	145	2.3	143	0.12	118
1884	20.9	107	32.8	108	8.9	102	0.10	124
1883	15.5	138	26.9	136	4.2	131	1.20	6
1882	25.4	70	37.4	77	13.3	55	0.46	52
1881	14.3	141	26.7	137	1.9	144	0.15	110
1880	33	6	47.4	3	18.5	16	0.03	143
1879	23.8	83	38.7	63	8.9	102	2.33	1
1878	26.1	63	37.5	76	14.8	41	trace	149
1877	18.4	125	32.2	113	4.5	129	1.38	5
1876	24.5	78	38.3	67	10.7	80	0.09	127
1875	6.5	151	18.9	151	-5.9	152	0.24	91

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	37
1914	34
1934	33.8
1931	33.3
1933	33.2
1880	33
1923	32.9
1939	32.6
1906	32.6
1953	32.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	6
1875	6.5
1937	10.2
1949	10.6
1930	10.6
1978	11.2
1885	12.9
1963	13
1940	13.4
1888	13.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1879	2.33
1949	2.19
2023	1.87
1944	1.84
1877	1.38
1883	1.20
1960	1.12
2018	1.05
2011	1.05
1892	1.04

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1997	trace
1964	trace
1961	trace
1878	trace
1986	0.02
2008	0.03
1931	0.03
1919	0.03
1893	0.03
1880	0.03

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 71°F; 4 January 2026
Coldest night: -16°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.08 in; 23 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.22 in of precipitation in North Platte, NE, the driest January since 2020, tied 57th driest of 152 (with 1926).
The hottest day of January 2026 in North Platte, NE: 71°F on Sunday 4 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in North Platte, NE: a low of -16°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in North Platte, NE: 0.08 in on Friday 23 January 2026.