All-time weather records — Imperial, NE

Record high
111.0°F
July 20, 2005
Record low
-26.9°F
February 15, 2021
Wettest day
5.06 in
April 19, 1971

Climate change signal in Imperial

30.3%

of Imperial's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (111 of 366 records since 2015).

14.2%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (52 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 #
1950s
57
111
1960s
69
119
1970s
11
14
2000s
76
40
2010s
78
52
2020s
75
30

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 1952, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1950-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 77.0°F — Jan 27, 2015 -20.0°F — Jan 7, 1971 1.19 in — Jan 2, 1971
February 78.1°F — Feb 2, 2020 -26.9°F — Feb 15, 2021 1.07 in — Feb 9, 2009
March 95.0°F — Mar 21, 2026 -25.1°F — Mar 3, 1960 1.51 in — Mar 13, 2021
April 96.1°F — Apr 22, 2022 5.2°F — Apr 7, 2018 5.06 in — Apr 19, 1971
May 102.0°F — May 29, 2003 21.9°F — May 2, 2005 3.56 in — May 11, 2023
June 109.9°F — Jun 26, 2012 35.1°F — Jun 2, 1969 3.80 in — Jun 24, 2025
July 111.0°F — Jul 20, 2005 37.9°F — Jul 8, 1952 4.08 in — Jul 18, 1958
August 111.0°F — Aug 2, 2008 37.0°F — Aug 28, 1964 2.32 in — Aug 7, 1963
September 106.0°F — Sep 6, 2013 26.1°F — Sep 27, 1964 1.95 in — Sep 20, 1963
October 96.1°F — Oct 11, 2015 0.1°F — Oct 27, 2020 1.99 in — Oct 28, 2000
November 84.9°F — Nov 2, 2025 -14.1°F — Nov 28, 1952 0.96 in — Nov 8, 2024
December 78.1°F — Dec 22, 2025 -23.1°F — Dec 30, 1968 0.92 in — Dec 20, 2006

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Imperial.