37.771°N, 99.969°W · station DDCthr · 153 years of record
102°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 1947
forecast high · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dodge City.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Dodge City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#11 / 151
warmest Sep 1 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
107°F
set in 2011
Coolest Sep 1 ever
59°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 100°F — 11th warmest Sep 1 of 151 years · record 107°F (2011) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#4 / 151
warmest Sep 2 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
103°F
set in 1995
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 101°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 151 years · record 103°F (1995) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#2 / 151
warmest Sep 3 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
106°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 3 ever
59°F
set in 1877
Forecast high 102°F — 2nd warmest Sep 3 of 151 years · record 106°F (1947) · warmest since 1947.
Ranks
#3 / 151
warmest Sep 4 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
105°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 4 ever
55°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 101°F — 3rd warmest Sep 4 of 151 years · record 105°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#11 / 151
warmest Sep 5 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1931
Coolest Sep 5 ever
55°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 99°F — 11th warmest Sep 5 of 151 years · record 103°F (1931) · warmest since 2019.
Ranks
#12 / 151
warmest Sep 6 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
102°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 6 ever
63°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 98°F — 12th warmest Sep 6 of 151 years · record 102°F (1947) · warmest since 2015.
Ranks
#19 / 151
warmest Sep 7 in 151 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1971
Coolest Sep 7 ever
54°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 97°F — 19th warmest Sep 7 of 151 years · record 102°F (1971) · warmest since 2023.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dodge City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 31, 1989
-20°FJan 19, 1883
Feb
88°FFeb 18, 2016
-26°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
98°FMar 19, 1907
-15°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
100°FApr 22, 1989
9°FApr 2, 1936
May
106°FMay 29, 2011
19°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
111°FJun 27, 2012
36°FJun 2, 1917
Jul
109°FJul 31, 1934
46°FJul 10, 1905
Aug
109°FAug 12, 1936
43°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
107°FSep 1, 2011
29°FSep 30, 1985
Oct
101°FOct 17, 2016
10°FOct 27, 1878
Nov
91°FNov 8, 1980
-13°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
86°FDec 24, 1955
-21°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
111°FJun 27, 2012
-26°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Dodge City so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 13, 2022
Coldest high ever
-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 13, 1875
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
52°FJan 8, 1876
-13°FJan 13, 1875
Feb
52°FFeb 24, 1880
-5°FFeb 3, 1883
Mar
58°FMar 25, 2004
5°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
67°FApr 22, 2022
25°FApr 7, 1938
May
74°FMay 29, 2022
38°FMay 3, 1907
Jun
83°FJun 13, 2022
48°FJun 3, 1919
Jul
81°FJul 1, 1933
58°FJul 10, 1895
Aug
81°FAug 14, 1936
57°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
79°FSep 14, 1931
38°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
72°FOct 3, 1954
23°FOct 30, 1991
Nov
62°FNov 9, 2022
9°FNov 24, 1880
Dec
56°FDec 28, 1984
-4°FDec 21, 1983
All-time
83°FJun 13, 2022
-13°FJan 13, 1875
Hot Streaks
Current run
25 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
57 days
record run, ended Aug 30 1983
So far in 2026
85 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Dodge City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Dodge City's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Dodge City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.