North Platte, NE: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 33.5°F in North Platte, NE, the warmest winter since 1992, 3rd warmest of 152.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 33.5°F; Warmest since 1992; 3rd warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.54 in; Driest since 2002; 13th driest of 152

A normal winter in North Platte, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.1°F, between 23.2°F and 30.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.14 in of precipitation, between 0.61 in and 2.44 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in North Platte, NE since 1875: 33.5°F in 2026; the highest is 34.2°F, in 1992.

Normal range, 23.2 to 30.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	33.5	3	51.5	1	15.5	43	0.54	139
2025	27.1	66	42.2	38	11.9	95	1.27	74
2024	31.3	10	45.3	10	17.2	26	2.36	20
2023	24.9	95	37	109	12.8	81	3.34	5
2022	29.8	28	46.5	4	13.2	74	0.83	115
2021	26.4	78	39.8	72	13.1	76	2.56	14
2020	30.2	23	44.1	19	16.3	34	1.49	57
2019	24.9	95	37.1	106	12.7	82	1.96	33
2018	23.2	123	36.6	110	9.9	131	2.45	17
2017	28.3	49	42.5	35	14	62	1.81	37
2016	30.8	14	43.9	20	17.7	17	1.54	54
2015	27.3	59	41.3	49	13.4	72	1.78	39
2014	23.5	120	38.1	93	8.9	142	1.21	78
2013	26.2	82	40.8	56	11.6	99	1.65	48
2012	28.5	46	43.9	20	13.1	76	1.67	45
2011	24.1	109	37.8	100	10.4	126	2.17	24
2010	22.5	129	33.5	134	11.5	104	1.66	46
2009	26.6	74	41.7	41	11.5	104	1.53	55
2008	24.5	103	38.4	85	10.5	121	0.97	98
2007	22.7	126	35.1	126	10.3	128	3.98	3
2006	30.3	21	45.9	9	14.6	55	0.56	135
2005	29.4	34	43	27	15.7	41	0.64	128
2004	27	68	40.9	55	13	78	1.06	89
2003	28	53	43	27	13	78	0.84	113
2002	28.2	50	44.9	13	11.4	107	0.16	151
2001	24.2	106	36.1	117	12.3	89	0.92	104
2000	30.6	16	46.5	4	14.7	54	0.82	117
1999	30.5	17	46.3	6	14.6	55	0.61	131
1998	29.5	33	41.6	43	17.3	23	0.87	107
1997	25.7	90	39.3	80	12	94	0.76	120
1996	26.5	77	41.5	45	11.6	99	0.52	141
1995	29.8	28	44.3	16	15.2	49	0.87	107
1994	26.1	83	38.3	89	13.9	63	1.04	91
1993	19.7	146	31.3	144	8.1	145	2.44	18
1992	34.2	1	47.2	2	21.2	3	2.98	8
1991	27.2	62	41.7	41	12.6	85	0.65	127
1990	27.2	62	41.8	39	12.7	82	0.73	123
1989	26.4	78	41.1	52	11.6	99	1.28	71
1988	23.5	120	36.1	117	10.8	117	1.56	53
1987	31.7	7	45.2	12	18.2	13	1.98	31
1986	25.8	89	37.8	100	13.9	63	1.91	35
1985	21.2	141	33.2	136	9.3	138	1.41	62
1984	20.1	143	31.2	145	9	141	1.69	44
1983	29.9	25	41.3	49	18.5	12	1.66	46
1982	23.8	116	37.1	106	10.5	121	0.78	119
1981	30.2	23	46.1	8	14.4	57	0.14	152
1980	28.6	44	40.4	66	16.9	30	1.62	51
1979	12.4	152	23.7	152	1	152	1.94	34
1978	17	150	29.2	150	4.8	151	3.72	4
1977	25.4	92	41.1	52	9.6	136	0.46	143
1976	25.4	92	38.3	89	12.5	87	1.35	67
1975	24.4	105	37.9	96	10.9	115	0.85	111
1974	23.8	116	36.4	113	11.1	111	1.48	58
1973	22.7	126	35	127	10.4	126	0.92	104
1972	25.9	86	40.7	58	11.2	110	0.40	147
1971	24.5	103	37.8	100	11.1	111	1.97	32
1970	27.3	59	41.2	51	13.4	72	0.61	131
1969	19.7	146	29.4	149	9.9	131	2.07	29
1968	23.9	113	38.1	93	9.8	134	0.63	129
1967	26.6	74	40.6	59	12.6	85	1.01	94
1966	22	135	33.7	133	10.2	130	1.47	59
1965	25	94	40.1	71	9.9	131	1.06	89
1964	24.9	95	39	81	10.8	117	0.86	109
1963	24	110	37.5	104	10.5	121	1.29	70
1962	23.6	119	37.9	96	9.3	138	1.23	77
1961	28.6	44	43.6	24	13.5	70	0.56	135
1960	24	110	35.3	123	12.7	82	2.63	12
1959	24.7	100	38.3	89	11	114	1.21	78
1958	28.7	43	41.5	45	15.9	39	2.14	26
1957	26.4	78	40.3	67	12.4	88	0.55	137
1956	23.2	123	34.7	129	11.6	99	1.37	66
1955	23.7	118	36.5	111	10.9	115	2.11	27
1954	30.5	17	43.8	22	17.2	26	0.63	129
1953	29.2	35	42.7	31	15.7	41	1.47	59
1952	26.8	72	38.7	84	14.9	53	2.16	25
1951	28.8	40	42.5	35	15	52	1.80	38
1950	26.1	83	40.3	67	11.8	96	1.41	62
1949	19.8	144	31.1	146	8.4	143	3.14	7
1948	27.2	62	38.8	83	15.5	43	1.25	76
1947	29.9	25	42.4	37	17.4	21	0.72	124
1946	29.9	25	42.7	31	17.1	28	0.97	98
1945	29.6	31	39.5	77	19.7	5	0.94	102
1944	29	38	40.8	56	17.3	23	2.58	13
1943	31.1	12	44.3	16	18	14	0.44	144
1942	27.3	59	38.4	85	16.3	34	1.99	30
1941	29.6	31	39.5	77	19.7	5	1.34	69
1940	26.3	81	37.4	105	15.2	49	1.18	81
1939	28.9	39	41	54	16.7	31	1.01	94
1938	29.7	30	41.5	45	17.8	16	0.61	131
1937	22.4	130	33.9	131	10.8	117	1.35	67
1936	21.4	140	32.4	140	10.5	121	1.15	84
1935	30.8	14	43	27	18.7	11	0.91	106
1934	33.4	4	46.2	7	20.6	4	1.63	50
1933	26.6	74	39.6	75	13.7	67	0.58	134
1932	28	53	38.3	89	17.7	17	0.95	101
1931	33.6	2	44.4	15	22.9	1	0.96	100
1930	27	68	39.6	75	14.3	58	0.76	120
1929	22.1	133	32.8	137	11.5	104	0.75	122
1928	27	68	40.3	67	13.8	65	0.68	126
1927	28.5	46	40.5	63	16.5	32	0.86	109
1926	31.9	6	42.6	33	21.3	2	0.98	96
1925	23.3	122	34.4	130	12.3	89	2.39	19
1924	28	53	40.5	63	15.5	43	0.83	115
1923	29.1	37	42.8	30	15.3	48	0.26	150
1922	25.6	91	39	81	12.2	91	0.85	111
1921	30.4	20	41.8	39	18.9	10	1.64	49
1920	25.9	86	36.3	114	15.4	46	1.11	86
1919	27.1	66	38	95	16.1	37	2.84	10
1918	22.3	131	35.3	123	9.3	138	1.09	87
1917	22.9	125	36.2	116	9.5	137	1.51	56
1916	23.9	113	35.7	120	12.1	93	2.48	16
1915	22.3	131	32.5	138	12.2	91	2.49	15
1914	28.8	40	40.5	63	17.1	28	4.23	1
1913	24.8	99	37.9	96	11.6	99	1.28	71
1912	21.6	138	32.2	142	11.1	111	2.20	23
1911	29.2	35	42.6	33	15.8	40	1.39	65
1910	21.1	142	32.5	138	9.7	135	1.73	43
1909	27	68	40.6	59	13.5	70	2.10	28
1908	30.5	17	43.7	23	17.3	23	1.74	42
1907	28.1	52	39.8	72	16.3	34	1.86	36
1906	31.5	8	46.6	3	16.4	33	1.41	62
1905	22.1	133	33.9	131	10.3	128	1.78	39
1904	28.8	40	43.4	26	14.3	58	0.39	148
1903	23.9	113	33.5	134	14.3	58	2.34	21
1902	26.7	73	37.9	96	15.4	46	0.94	102
1901	27.9	56	41.5	45	14.3	58	0.54	139
1900	27.9	56	39.7	74	16	38	1.16	83
1899	21.7	136	35.2	125	8.2	144	0.50	142
1898	28.4	48	39.4	79	17.4	21	1.59	52
1897	30.3	21	41.6	43	19.1	9	1.14	85
1896	32.4	5	45.3	10	19.5	7	0.44	144
1895	24.2	106	37.1	106	11.3	108	0.98	96
1894	24	110	36.3	114	11.8	96	1.02	93
1893	24.9	95	36.5	111	13.2	74	1.07	88
1892	24.7	100	35.9	119	13.6	68	2.70	11
1891	27.2	62	40.6	59	13.8	65	1.17	82
1890	27.7	58	40.2	70	15.2	49	1.27	74
1889	26	85	38.4	85	13.6	68	1.46	61
1888	22.7	126	34.9	128	10.5	121	0.81	118
1887	21.5	139	32.3	141	10.7	120	1.04	91
1886	28.2	50	38.4	85	18	14	1.21	78
1885	16.4	151	26.1	151	6.6	148	0.55	137
1884	24.2	106	35.4	122	13	78	1.76	41
1883	19.8	144	31.6	143	8.1	145	3.29	6
1882	31	13	44.2	18	17.7	17	0.72	124
1881	18.3	149	30	148	6.6	148	1.28	71
1880	25.9	86	40.6	59	11.3	108	0.43	146
1879	21.7	136	35.6	121	7.9	147	2.96	9
1878	31.4	9	43.5	25	19.3	8	4.04	2
1877	24.7	100	37.6	103	11.7	98	2.26	22
1876	31.2	11	44.7	14	17.6	20	0.31	149
1875	18.4	148	30.5	147	6.4	150	0.84	113

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	34.2
1931	33.6
2026	33.5
1934	33.4
1896	32.4
1926	31.9
1987	31.7
1906	31.5
1878	31.4
2024	31.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	12.4
1885	16.4
1978	17
1881	18.3
1875	18.4
1993	19.7
1969	19.7
1949	19.8
1883	19.8
1984	20.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	4.23
1878	4.04
2007	3.98
1978	3.72
2023	3.34
1883	3.29
1949	3.14
1992	2.98
1879	2.96
1919	2.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1981	0.14
2002	0.16
1923	0.26
1876	0.31
1904	0.39
1972	0.40
1880	0.43
1943	0.44
1896	0.44
1977	0.46

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 78°F; 22 December 2025
Coldest night: -16°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.26 in; 19 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.54 in of precipitation in North Platte, NE, the driest winter since 2002, tied 13th driest of 152 (with 1901).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in North Platte, NE: 78°F on Monday 22 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in North Platte, NE: a low of -16°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in North Platte, NE: 0.26 in on Thursday 19 February 2026.