Norfolk, NE

Nebraska · Records since 1893–2026

☁️ 46°F Feels like 39°
Currently in Norfolk
As of 3:45 PM CST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

83°F

November 4, 1909

+29° from 54° normal

❄ Record Low

-9°F

November 4, 1991

-39° from 30° normal
🌞 Normal high: 54°F 🌑 Normal low: 30°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Norfolk

🔥
116°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 17, 1936
❄
-39°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 12, 1912
🌧
7.78"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 4, 1940
☃
19.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 18, 1984

First & Last Dates — Norfolk

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
193 days
Longest growing season
2007
119 days
Shortest growing season
1943
159 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 83°F November 4, 1909
2 81°F November 4, 2020
3 77°F November 4, 1975
4 76°F November 4, 1945
5 76°F November 4, 1917
6 74°F November 4, 2016
7 74°F November 4, 2015
8 74°F November 4, 1978
9 73°F November 4, 2008
10 73°F November 4, 2001

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 -9°F November 4, 1991
2 12°F November 4, 1995
3 12°F November 4, 1951
4 13°F November 4, 1935
5 13°F November 4, 1928
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Norfolk

threshold: 96°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
102°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
14
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
41
2026 so far
35
Avg/year 1970–2025
33
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
76
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Norfolk

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 9, 1901 – Jul 29, 1901 21 108°F (Jul 11) 102°F 69°F
2 Jul 2, 1936 – Jul 19, 1936 18 116°F (Jul 17) 106°F 72°F
3 Jul 13, 2012 – Jul 26, 2012 14 105°F (Jul 22) 100°F 69°F
4 Jul 14, 1934 – Jul 25, 1934 12 113°F (Jul 19) 104°F 73°F
5 Aug 8, 1936 – Aug 18, 1936 11 105°F (Aug 17) 101°F 71°F
6 Jul 2, 1937 – Jul 10, 1937 9 106°F (Jul 6) 100°F 69°F
7 Jun 22, 1931 – Jun 30, 1931 9 105°F (Jun 28) 101°F 74°F
8 Jul 18, 1940 – Jul 25, 1940 8 108°F (Jul 25) 102°F 74°F
9 Aug 16, 1947 – Aug 23, 1947 8 102°F (Aug 20) 99°F 73°F
10 Jul 5, 1930 – Jul 11, 1930 7 111°F (Jul 9) 106°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

57
2026 total
above-normal nights
49.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
2005

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1893–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1893, annual totals have trended -0.02" per decade, about -0.2" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Norfolk is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

192 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

24.83"
2026 YTD
Normal: 25.08"
-0.25"
1.13"
November so far
November normal: 1.22"
-0.09"
4
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Norfolk is 0.25" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 27 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 8 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
56.1°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 124
+12.4°
vs. average
Normal: 43.8°F (1991–2020)
1.15"
Precipitation
15th-wettest of 132
+0.81"
vs. average
Normal: 0.34" · 338% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 27 – Nov 3

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.17° per decade (warming since 1894)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 27 – Nov 3

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.01" per decade (wetter since 1893)

Warmest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 56.8°F
2 2026 56.1°F
3 1915 55.3°F
4 1944 54.8°F
5 1922 54.7°F
6 2024 54.1°F
7 1948 53.7°F
8 1950 53.6°F
9 1964 53.1°F
10 2005 53.1°F

Coolest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1991 25.8°F
2 1925 28.3°F
3 1913 32.1°F
4 2002 32.1°F
5 1923 32.6°F
6 2019 32.8°F
7 1928 33.1°F
8 1951 34.1°F
9 1954 34.7°F
10 1917 35.1°F

Wettest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1979 2.66"
2 1901 2.03"
3 1971 1.74"
4 1974 1.66"
5 1896 1.40"
6 1920 1.40"
7 1991 1.35"
8 2002 1.34"
9 2021 1.32"
10 1928 1.25"

Driest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 2020 0.00"
2 2019 0.00"
3 2017 0.00"
4 2016 0.00"
5 2014 0.00"
6 2012 0.00"
7 2010 0.00"
8 2007 0.00"
9 2006 0.00"
10 2001 0.00"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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