Kansas · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Dodge City, KS

37.771°N, 99.969°W · station DDCthr · 153 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dodge City.
90°MON7/1389°TUE7/1489°WED7/1591°THU7/1693°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#51 / 151
warmest Jul 19 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

109°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 19 ever

70°F
set in 1911

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Dodge City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
70901091875: 80°F1876: 91°F1877: 78°F1878: 96°F1879: 91°F1880: 82°F1881: 100°F1882: 91°F1883: 98°F1884: 87°F1885: 92°F1886: 89°F1887: 95°F1888: 82°F1889: 90°F1890: 100°F1891: 85°F1892: 101°F1893: 86°F1894: 86°F1895: 86°F1896: 80°F1897: 83°F1898: 95°F1899: 71°F1900: 94°F1901: 100°F1902: 84°F1903: 94°F1904: 91°F1905: 92°F1906: 90°F1907: 93°F1908: 83°F1909: 92°F1910: 86°F1911: 70°F1912: 83°F1913: 82°F1914: 80°F1915: 72°F1916: 98°F1917: 94°F1918: 89°F1919: 85°F1920: 90°F1921: 91°F1922: 87°F1923: 86°F1924: 85°F1925: 99°F1926: 97°F1927: 95°F1928: 85°F1929: 84°F1930: 100°F1931: 91°F1932: 100°F1933: 92°F1934: 105°F1935: 91°F1936: 109°F1937: 88°F1938: 91°F1939: 98°F1940: 97°F1941: 91°F1942: 84°F1943: 100°F1944: 92°F1945: 90°F1946: 86°F1947: 96°F1948: 90°F1949: 98°F1950: 84°F1951: 93°F1952: 91°F1953: 84°F1954: 100°F1955: 82°F1956: 87°F1957: 98°F1958: 89°F1959: 85°F1960: 87°F1961: 94°F1962: 95°F1963: 101°F1964: 78°F1965: 100°F1966: 97°F1967: 74°F1968: 94°F1969: 88°F1970: 95°F1971: 80°F1972: 81°F1973: 94°F1974: 99°F1975: 95°F1976: 98°F1977: 101°F1978: 101°F1979: 79°F1980: 107°F1981: 96°F1982: 95°F1983: 101°F1984: 97°F1985: 97°F1986: 100°F1987: 93°F1988: 94°F1989: 86°F1990: 96°F1991: 100°F1992: 86°F1993: 85°F1994: 99°F1995: 89°F1996: 101°F1997: 88°F1998: 103°F1999: 96°F2000: 95°F2001: 103°F2002: 101°F2003: 103°F2004: 93°F2005: 99°F2006: 106°F2007: 95°F2008: 90°F2009: 91°F2010: 99°F2011: 104°F2012: 101°F2013: 97°F2014: 84°F2015: 98°F2016: 96°F2017: 101°F2018: 102°F2019: 104°F2020: 99°F2021: 87°F2022: 109°F2023: 95°F2024: 85°F2025: 98°F96° forecast187519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1996°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record109°F
This-date rank#51 of 151
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record111°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1989-20°F1883
Feb88°F2016-26°F1899
Mar98°F1907-15°F1948
Apr100°F19899°F1936
May106°F201119°F1909
Jun111°F201236°F1917
Jul109°F193446°F1905
Aug109°F193643°F1915
Sep107°F201129°F1985
Oct101°F201610°F1878
Nov91°F1980-13°F1887
Dec86°F1955-21°F1989
All-time111°F2012-26°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Dodge City so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

11 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

57 days
record run, ended Aug 30 1983

So far in 2026

36 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: 94°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 45°FJan: 20°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 23°FMar: 59°FMar: 31°FApr: 68°FApr: 40°FMay: 78°FMay: 51°FJun: 88°FJun: 62°FJul: 93°FJul: 66°FAug: 91°FAug: 65°FSep: 83°FSep: 56°FOct: 70°FOct: 43°FNov: 56°FNov: 30°FDec: 45°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:28 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 34m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.77°N, 99.97°W

Nearby Stations

Wichita, KS139 mi ESalina, KS144 mi NEGoodland, KS144 mi NWBorger, TX163 mi SWMcCook, NE171 mi NConcordia, KS175 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Dodge City, KS — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Dodge City, KS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Dodge City, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Dodge City, KS daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Dodge City — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
36 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 15th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 24. Record: 50 in 2018.

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