Valentine, NE: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 37.1°F in Valentine, NE, the warmest February since 1954, 3rd warmest of 136.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 37.1°F; Warmest since 1954; 3rd warmest of 136
Precipitation: 0.13 in; Driest since 1985; 15th driest of 136

A normal February in Valentine, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.5°F, between 18.3°F and 34.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.52 in of precipitation, between 0.21 in and 1.02 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Valentine, NE since 1890: 37.1°F in 2026; the highest is 40.8°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 18.3 to 34.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Valentine, NE from 1890 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	37.1	3	52.9	2	21.2	12	0.13	120
2025	18.8	110	32.9	96	4.7	119	0.42	69
2024	35.1	7	49	6	21.3	10	1.02	17
2023	22.8	84	34.9	81	10.7	86	0.41	70
2022	27.3	48	42.7	35	11.9	73	0.14	119
2021	17.4	118	28.8	118	6	113	0.73	33
2020	30.4	30	44.2	25	16.6	35	0.24	99
2019	14	129	25	132	3	128	1.00	18
2018	18.4	112	31.6	107	5.3	116	0.73	33
2017	31.4	24	44.9	22	17.9	29	1.16	14
2016	35.3	6	47.3	9	23.2	6	0.16	116
2015	25.8	62	40	50	11.6	76	0.31	84
2014	19.2	108	32.1	102	6.2	112	0.62	45
2013	28.4	43	39.9	53	16.9	33	0.96	22
2012	27.2	51	41.2	44	13.3	63	2.27	1
2011	21.9	90	33.8	90	10	92	0.87	27
2010	22.6	85	33.5	92	11.6	76	0.35	77
2009	28.9	39	42.1	39	15.8	42	0.89	26
2008	25.4	65	38.9	58	12	71	0.48	57
2007	19.6	105	30.2	113	8.9	97	0.90	25
2006	24.6	69	37.3	63	12	71	0.23	101
2005	33	15	47.3	9	18.8	19	0.20	112
2004	26.5	54	40	50	12.9	66	0.97	19
2003	21.8	92	33.9	88	9.7	93	0.27	90
2002	31.1	26	46.9	13	15.3	47	0.25	96
2001	22.5	86	33.5	92	11.5	78	0.23	101
2000	33.4	14	47.2	11	19.6	17	1.16	14
1999	36.3	4	50	3	22.6	7	0.72	37
1998	34.6	10	44.3	23	24.9	3	0.24	99
1997	28.2	44	38.3	60	18.1	25	0.31	84
1996	27.8	46	41.4	43	14.1	56	0.17	115
1995	31.4	24	45	21	17.9	29	0.55	52
1994	16.9	119	29.5	115	4.4	122	0.45	61
1993	16.5	121	29	116	4	124	0.74	31
1992	34.8	9	48.3	7	21.3	10	0.21	107
1991	34	12	49.2	5	18.8	19	0.59	49
1990	28.2	44	42	40	14.4	52	0.51	55
1989	13.8	130	25.6	131	1.9	130	0.74	31
1988	21	97	34.7	83	7.3	105	0.66	42
1987	33	15	45.2	20	20.8	14	1.33	10
1986	24.3	72	35.5	78	13	65	0.61	46
1985	21.6	94	35.6	74	7.5	103	0.06	131
1984	32	20	45.4	17	18.6	22	0.34	78
1983	34.3	11	47	12	21.7	9	0.06	131
1982	25.5	64	40	50	11.1	83	0.07	130
1981	26.4	55	40.9	45	11.8	74	0.13	120
1980	23.8	78	36.9	69	10.7	86	0.68	40
1979	13.3	132	27.3	125	-0.8	133	0.29	87
1978	10.3	134	22.3	134	-1.8	134	1.22	11
1977	30.7	27	43	34	18.3	23	0.79	29
1976	33.5	13	46.4	15	20.6	15	0.32	82
1975	19	109	30.9	111	7.1	106	0.16	116
1974	30.1	32	43.4	31	16.9	33	0.21	107
1973	28.6	42	40.7	47	16.4	37	0.23	101
1972	24	75	37	66	11	85	0.13	120
1971	20.3	100	31.2	110	9.4	94	0.67	41
1970	29.4	35	44.3	23	14.5	51	0.11	123
1969	22.3	88	31.9	105	12.8	68	0.64	44
1968	24.9	68	36.6	70	13.3	63	0.33	80
1967	26.2	57	40.9	45	11.5	78	0.08	128
1966	16.9	119	28.5	120	5.2	117	0.39	73
1965	23.7	80	38.1	61	9.3	95	0.08	128
1964	27.2	51	39	56	15.4	46	0.23	101
1963	29.7	34	43.6	29	15.8	42	0.09	126
1962	21.7	93	35.3	79	8.1	98	1.43	6
1961	29.8	33	43.5	30	16.1	40	0.21	107
1960	14.7	127	25.8	130	3.7	127	1.19	12
1959	19.7	104	32.8	98	6.6	108	0.43	66
1958	20.3	100	31.4	108	9.1	96	0.43	66
1957	27.8	46	41.6	42	13.9	58	0.01	135
1956	19.3	107	32.1	102	6.5	109	0.21	107
1955	17.6	116	28.8	118	6.4	110	1.42	7
1954	40.8	1	54	1	27.5	1	0.43	66
1953	25.9	60	35.6	74	16.2	39	1.81	3
1952	29	38	39	56	19	18	0.75	30
1951	28.8	40	43.7	28	13.9	58	0.59	49
1950	27.3	48	40.4	48	14.3	54	0.60	47
1949	20.7	98	33.3	95	8	99	trace	136
1948	23.2	82	34.9	81	11.5	78	0.26	94
1947	21.9	90	33.6	91	10.2	90	0.09	126
1946	31.7	22	45.4	17	18	27	0.25	96
1945	26.1	59	37	66	15.1	49	0.60	47
1944	21.3	95	32	104	10.7	86	1.84	2
1943	32.2	19	46.7	14	17.7	31	0.11	123
1942	23.7	80	33.4	94	14	57	0.97	19
1941	25.3	67	35.6	74	14.9	50	0.44	64
1940	25.4	65	35	80	15.8	42	0.46	60
1939	16.4	122	27.8	124	5	118	0.66	42
1938	24.3	72	37	66	11.7	75	0.40	71
1937	22.5	86	34.6	85	10.4	89	0.04	134
1936	1.8	136	12.8	136	-9.2	136	0.97	19
1935	32.9	17	43.9	26	22	8	0.45	61
1934	28.8	40	42	40	15.5	45	0.55	52
1933	20.4	99	34.5	86	6.4	110	0.19	114
1932	30.2	31	42.4	36	18	27	0.16	116
1931	36.1	5	47.4	8	24.8	4	0.37	75
1930	37.7	2	49.8	4	25.5	2	0.70	39
1929	14.3	128	26.3	128	2.3	129	1.03	16
1928	29.2	37	42.4	36	16.1	40	0.38	74
1927	30.7	27	43.3	32	18.1	25	0.47	58
1926	35	8	45.4	17	24.5	5	0.06	131
1925	32.5	18	43.9	26	21	13	0.23	101
1924	29.3	36	40.2	49	18.3	23	0.91	24
1923	21.1	96	34.7	83	7.6	102	0.10	125
1922	16.2	124	28.4	121	4	124	0.32	82
1921	31.8	21	43.2	33	20.4	16	0.27	90
1920	26.6	53	36.6	70	16.6	35	0.29	87
1919	18.5	111	26.9	126	10.1	91	0.73	33
1918	24.3	72	37.2	64	11.5	78	0.21	107
1917	18	114	31.3	109	4.7	119	0.37	75
1916	23.9	76	35.6	74	12.1	69	0.27	90
1915	24.5	71	32.8	98	16.3	38	1.35	9
1914	16.4	122	28.9	117	3.9	126	0.56	51
1913	16.2	124	28.1	123	4.3	123	0.44	64
1912	23.9	76	34.1	87	13.8	60	0.34	78
1911	25.9	60	38.9	58	12.9	66	0.71	38
1910	19.9	103	32.4	101	7.4	104	0.27	90
1909	23.8	78	36.3	72	11.4	82	0.86	28
1908	25.8	62	37.2	64	14.4	52	0.40	71
1907	27.3	48	39.5	54	15.2	48	0.30	86
1906	26.4	55	39.2	55	13.6	61	0.33	80
1905	13.4	131	26.4	127	0.4	132	0.51	55
1904	20.3	100	32.7	100	7.9	101	0.22	106
1903	16	126	26.3	128	5.7	114	0.73	33
1902	22	89	32.9	96	11.1	83	0.20	112
1901	18.1	113	31.8	106	4.5	121	1.19	12
1900	19.5	106	30.9	111	8	99	0.26	94
1899	8.9	135	20.6	135	-2.9	135	0.45	61
1898	30.5	29	42.3	38	18.8	19	0.28	89
1897	24.6	69	35.7	73	13.4	62	1.40	8
1896	31.5	23	45.5	16	17.6	32	0.25	96
1895	17.6	116	28.4	121	6.8	107	0.95	23
1894	17.8	115	30.2	113	5.5	115	0.53	54
1892	26.2	57	38.1	61	14.2	55	0.47	58
1891	12.6	133	24.6	133	0.6	131	1.55	4
1890	23	83	33.9	88	12.1	69	1.49	5

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	40.8
1930	37.7
2026	37.1
1999	36.3
1931	36.1
2016	35.3
2024	35.1
1926	35
1992	34.8
1998	34.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	1.8
1899	8.9
1978	10.3
1891	12.6
1979	13.3
1905	13.4
1989	13.8
2019	14
1929	14.3
1960	14.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2012	2.27
1944	1.84
1953	1.81
1891	1.55
1890	1.49
1962	1.43
1955	1.42
1897	1.40
1915	1.35
1987	1.33

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1949	trace
1957	0.01
1937	0.04
1985	0.06
1983	0.06
1926	0.06
1982	0.07
1967	0.08
1965	0.08
1963	0.09
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 70°F; 17 February 2026, 16 February 2026, 15 February 2026, 8 February 2026
Coldest night: -2°F; 20 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.12 in; 19 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.13 in of precipitation in Valentine, NE, the driest February since 1985, tied 15th driest of 136 (with 1981 and 1972).
The hottest day of February 2026 in Valentine, NE: 70°F on Tuesday 17 February 2026, Monday 16 February 2026, Sunday 15 February 2026 and 1 other day.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Valentine, NE: a low of -2°F on Friday 20 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Valentine, NE: 0.12 in on Thursday 19 February 2026.