Valentine, NE: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 25.8°F in Valentine, NE, the warmest January since 2022, tied 38th warmest of 136 (with 2014).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 25.8°F; Warmest since 2022; 38th warmest of 136
Precipitation: 0.54 in; Wettest since 2023; 33rd wettest of 136

A normal January in Valentine, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 24.2°F, between 17.3°F and 28.9°F in eight years of ten and 0.25 in of precipitation, between 0.08 in and 0.54 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Valentine, NE since 1890: 25.8°F in 2026; the highest is 36.5°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 17.3 to 28.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	Days missing
2026	25.8	38	39.9	27	11.7	50	0.54	33	0
2025	19	95	32	87	6	97	0.23	88	0
2024	19.3	92	31	92	7.6	88	0.48	49	0
2023	21	78	30.6	97	11.4	55	2.36	1	0
2022	27.7	25	42.9	10	12.5	40	0.11	112	0
2021	31.1	5	40.9	21	21.4	2	0.51	40	0
2020	27.9	23	39.1	31	16.7	15	0.46	53	0
2019	26.9	29	38.2	41	15.5	22	0.22	91	0
2018	23.8	57	36.4	53	11.3	57	0.54	33	0
2017	22.8	66	34.7	65	10.9	65	0.91	12	0
2016	22.7	67	33.1	79	12.2	45	0.52	37	0
2015	25	45	38	42	12.1	46	0.31	72	0
2014	25.8	38	39	33	12.5	40	0.04	125	0
2013	24.2	51	36.8	51	11.6	53	0.25	81	0
2012	29.6	11	44.3	7	14.9	25	0.19	96	0
2011	17.1	102	28.6	106	5.6	100	0.74	18	0
2010	22.7	67	32.8	82	12.5	40	0.27	78	0
2009	24.5	49	39.6	29	9.5	73	0.42	58	0
2008	20.2	82	34.1	70	6.4	93	0.24	85	0
2007	21.6	72	33	80	10.3	68	0.25	81	0
2006	36.5	1	50.5	1	22.6	1	0.19	96	0
2005	21.1	76	33.3	76	9	77	0.56	29	0
2004	23	65	34.7	65	11.2	60	0.08	120	0
2003	24.2	51	37.2	49	11.2	60	0.31	72	0
2002	27.2	28	40.8	22	13.5	32	0.01	135	0
2001	29.4	13	42.7	11	16.2	17	0.50	42	0
2000	25.7	40	39.9	27	11.5	54	0.23	88	0
1999	25.3	43	38.9	34	11.7	50	0.15	100	0
1998	24.2	51	37.4	47	11.1	62	0.10	115	0
1997	17.3	101	28.9	105	5.6	100	0.20	93	0
1996	16.4	110	28.3	108	4.5	109	0.24	85	0
1995	26.4	33	40.6	23	12.3	44	0.02	132	0
1994	18.4	97	30	103	6.9	90	0.31	72	0
1993	17.7	99	30.7	95	4.7	106	0.43	56	0
1992	28.8	16	42	15	15.6	20	0.54	33	0
1991	17.1	102	30.9	93	3.4	111	0.15	100	0
1990	31.7	2	46.2	2	17.1	14	0.04	125	0
1989	27.8	24	44.5	5	11.1	62	0.02	132	0
1988	13.2	119	27.2	112	-0.8	125	0.78	15	0
1987	28.5	18	43.5	9	13.5	32	0.13	108	0
1986	26.6	32	37.5	46	15.8	19	0.11	112	0
1985	17.7	99	30.5	98	4.9	104	0.56	29	0
1984	21.8	71	33	80	10.5	67	0.11	112	0
1983	29.5	12	40.2	25	18.7	6	0.10	115	0
1982	10.1	128	23.7	126	-3.4	132	0.50	42	0
1981	28.5	18	41.8	17	15.1	24	0.09	118	0
1980	19.3	92	32.6	83	6.1	95	0.38	63	0
1979	4	136	15.9	136	-7.8	136	0.82	14	0
1978	8.1	133	21.2	129	-5	134	0.25	81	0
1977	11	125	24.3	123	-2.2	128	0.34	67	0
1976	21.4	74	33.5	72	9.2	75	0.27	78	0
1975	24.3	50	35	62	13.5	32	0.52	37	0
1974	19.3	92	32.5	84	6.1	95	0.13	108	0
1973	21.1	76	34.3	68	8	85	0.69	21	0
1972	16.5	108	31.1	91	1.9	116	0.41	59	0
1971	16.6	107	28.5	107	4.6	108	0.49	44	0
1970	17	104	29.7	104	4.3	110	0.02	132	0
1969	12.6	121	24	125	1.3	117	0.33	70	0
1968	20.8	81	34.2	69	7.4	89	0.20	93	0
1967	25.4	41	38.4	38	12.5	40	0.14	105	0
1966	12.8	120	24.7	120	0.8	119	0.28	77	0
1965	23.9	56	37.6	44	10.3	68	0.23	88	0
1964	26.2	35	40.3	24	12.1	46	0.14	105	0
1963	10.1	128	24.4	121	-4.2	133	0.48	49	0
1962	18.4	97	31.9	88	4.9	104	0.03	130	0
1961	24	55	36.8	51	11.3	57	trace	136	0
1960	21.3	75	33.3	76	9.2	75	0.04	125	0
1959	19.4	91	33.5	72	5.2	103	0.12	111	0
1958	27.4	26	41.3	19	13.5	32	0.20	93	0
1957	10.9	126	24.4	121	-2.5	129	0.10	115	0
1956	19.5	88	30.2	101	8.8	78	0.30	76	0
1955	23.8	57	34.8	64	12.7	39	0.24	85	0
1954	22.5	69	35.5	59	9.6	72	0.05	123	0
1953	28.4	20	38.9	34	18	8	0.59	25	0
1952	20	83	32.2	86	7.8	86	0.46	53	0
1951	19.7	84	32.4	85	6.9	90	0.05	123	0
1950	12.5	122	25.7	116	-0.7	124	0.34	67	0
1949	8.6	131	19.1	133	-2	127	0.90	13	0
1948	22.5	69	35.5	59	9.5	73	0.15	100	0
1947	26.2	35	37.4	47	14.9	25	0.56	29	0
1946	28	21	42.7	11	13.3	38	0.03	130	0
1945	24.9	47	34.6	67	15.2	23	0.58	26	0
1944	26.3	34	39.1	31	13.5	32	1.74	2	0
1943	16.2	112	30.1	102	2.3	115	0.31	72	0
1942	24.1	54	36.4	53	11.7	50	0.13	108	0
1941	23.5	61	33.6	71	13.5	32	0.49	44	0
1940	10.3	127	20.4	130	0.1	122	0.49	44	0
1939	30.5	7	41.1	20	20	3	1.36	5	0
1938	25.3	43	36	55	14.6	27	0.43	56	0
1937	5.8	135	17.3	135	-5.7	135	0.41	59	0
1936	13.3	117	25.2	118	1.3	117	0.98	11	0
1935	23.3	63	36.9	50	9.7	71	0.37	64	0
1934	30.5	7	44.5	5	16.5	16	0.14	105	0
1933	31.3	3	44.7	4	17.9	10	0.09	118	0
1932	17	104	25.5	117	8.6	80	0.15	100	0
1931	30.4	9	42.1	14	18.8	5	0.33	70	0
1930	8.3	132	19.9	132	-3.3	131	0.77	16	0
1929	11.1	123	23.5	127	-1.3	126	1.13	7	0
1928	26.9	29	38.3	39	15.6	20	0.26	80	0
1927	23.4	62	35.8	57	11	64	0.55	32	0
1926	23.6	59	33.5	72	13.6	31	1.42	4	0
1925	19	95	31.9	88	6	97	0.44	55	0
1924	13.4	116	26.3	115	0.5	121	0.25	81	0
1923	28.6	17	39.3	30	18	8	0.49	44	0
1922	16.8	106	27.7	109	5.8	99	1.00	10	0
1921	29	14	38.7	36	19.4	4	0.40	61	0
1920	25.9	37	37.6	44	14.2	30	0.17	98	0
1919	30.2	10	42.6	13	17.9	10	0.06	122	0
1918	10	130	20.3	131	-0.3	123	0.71	20	0
1917	19.6	85	31.5	90	7.7	87	0.51	40	0
1916	7.9	134	18.4	134	-2.7	130	0.74	18	0
1915	16.4	110	27.5	111	5.3	102	0.57	27	0
1914	31.3	3	45.1	3	17.5	13	0.07	121	0
1913	21	78	35.3	61	6.7	92	0.15	100	0
1912	13.3	117	24.1	124	2.5	114	0.49	44	0
1911	24.6	48	38.3	39	10.9	65	0.40	61	0
1910	19.6	85	30.4	99	8.8	78	1.61	3	0
1909	19.5	88	30.9	93	8.2	84	0.75	17	0
1908	29	14	42	15	16.1	18	0.16	99	0
1907	14.6	114	26.6	114	2.6	113	0.36	65	0
1906	27.4	26	40.1	26	14.6	27	0.52	37	0
1905	13.9	115	24.9	119	2.9	112	1.01	9	0
1904	21.6	72	33.2	78	10.1	70	0.53	36	0
1903	23.1	64	35	62	11.3	57	0.22	91	0
1902	23.6	59	35.9	56	11.4	55	0.34	67	0
1901	26.7	31	41.6	18	11.9	49	0.04	125	0
1900	30.7	6	43.7	8	17.6	12	0.04	125	0
1899	20.9	80	33.5	72	8.4	82	0.47	52	0
1898	25	45	35.7	58	14.3	29	0.48	49	0
1897	19.5	88	30.3	100	8.6	80	1.22	6	0
1896	25.4	41	38.6	37	12.1	46	0.36	65	0
1895	16.1	113	27.6	110	4.7	106	0.62	23	0
1894	16.5	108	26.7	113	6.3	94	1.09	8	0
1893									22
1892	19.6	85	30.7	95	8.4	82	0.57	27	0
1891	28	21	37.9	43	18.2	7	0.61	24	0
1890	11.1	123	21.4	128	0.7	120	0.69	21	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	36.5
1990	31.7
1933	31.3
1914	31.3
2021	31.1
1900	30.7
1939	30.5
1934	30.5
1931	30.4
1919	30.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	4
1937	5.8
1916	7.9
1978	8.1
1930	8.3
1949	8.6
1918	10
1982	10.1
1963	10.1
1940	10.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2023	2.36
1944	1.74
1910	1.61
1926	1.42
1939	1.36
1897	1.22
1929	1.13
1894	1.09
1905	1.01
1922	1.00

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1961	trace
2002	0.01
1995	0.02
1989	0.02
1970	0.02
1962	0.03
1946	0.03
2014	0.04
1990	0.04
1960	0.04
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 67°F; 4 January 2026
Coldest night: -12°F; 26 January 2026, 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.29 in; 13 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.54 in of precipitation in Valentine, NE, the wettest January since 2023, tied 33rd wettest of 136 (with 2018 and 1992).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Valentine, NE: 67°F on Sunday 4 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Valentine, NE: a low of -12°F on Monday 26 January 2026 and Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Valentine, NE: 0.29 in on Tuesday 13 January 2026.