All-time weather records — Heartwell, NE
Climate change signal in Heartwell
of Heartwell's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (12 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 8 | 16 | ||
| 1900s | 22 | 52 | ||
| 1910s | 36 | 52 | ||
| 1920s | 25 | 35 | ||
| 1930s | 89 | 28 | ||
| 1940s | 26 | 15 | ||
| 1950s | 28 | 20 | ||
| 1960s | 14 | 34 | ||
| 1970s | 8 | 13 | ||
| 1980s | 25 | 40 | ||
| 1990s | 28 | 25 | ||
| 2000s | 21 | 19 | ||
| 2010s | 24 | 13 | ||
| 2020s | 12 | 4 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1897, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78.1°F — Jan 10, 1990 | -27.9°F — Jan 12, 1912 | 5.00 in — Jan 25, 1902 |
| February | 81.0°F — Feb 11, 1962 | -33.0°F — Feb 12, 1899 | 1.63 in — Feb 19, 1971 |
| March | 95.0°F — Mar 22, 2026 | -17.0°F — Mar 3, 1960 | 7.50 in — Mar 16, 1924 |
| April | 99.0°F — Apr 28, 1910 | 0.0°F — Apr 3, 1936 | 3.69 in — Apr 17, 2016 |
| May | 105.1°F — May 29, 1934 | 17.1°F — May 1, 1909 | 4.35 in — May 12, 2005 |
| June | 109.9°F — Jun 21, 1936 | 30.0°F — Jun 20, 1917 | 5.30 in — Jun 14, 1967 |
| July | 118.0°F — Jul 24, 1936 | 42.1°F — Jul 5, 1915 | 4.21 in — Jul 27, 1993 |
| August | 114.1°F — Aug 11, 1936 | 36.0°F — Aug 24, 1928 | 3.28 in — Aug 3, 1985 |
| September | 107.1°F — Sep 1, 1984 | 19.9°F — Sep 29, 1984 | 15.07 in — Sep 23, 1926 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 5, 1947 | 1.0°F — Oct 27, 1997 | 4.75 in — Oct 7, 2008 |
| November | 99.0°F — Nov 16, 1898 | -15.0°F — Nov 28, 1976 | 1.99 in — Nov 16, 1996 |
| December | 80.1°F — Dec 6, 1939 | -31.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 2.06 in — Dec 27, 2018 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Heartwell.