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Goodland, KS

39.367°N, 101.693°W · station GLDthr · 132 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Goodland.
93°TUE9/196°WED9/297°THU9/398°FRI9/497°SAT9/594°SUN9/695°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Goodland — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#8 / 118
warmest Sep 4 in 118 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

100°F
set in 1945

Coolest Sep 4 ever

63°F
set in 1962
Forecast high 98°F — 8th warmest Sep 4 of 118 years · record 100°F (1945) · warmest since 2023.
1895: 95°F1906: 80°F1907: 86°F1908: 85°F1910: 89°F1911: 95°F1912: 90°F1914: 99°F1915: 84°F1916: 91°F1917: 93°F1918: 64°F1920: 67°F1921: 76°F1922: 97°F1923: 85°F1924: 93°F1925: 94°F1926: 74°F1927: 88°F1928: 81°F1929: 83°F1930: 88°F1931: 99°F1932: 80°F1933: 86°F1934: 88°F1935: 77°F1936: 81°F1937: 78°F1938: 74°F1939: 89°F1940: 69°F1941: 81°F1942: 67°F1943: 91°F1944: 86°F1945: 100°F1946: 100°F1947: 92°F1948: 93°F1949: 76°F1950: 82°F1951: 69°F1952: 91°F1953: 71°F1954: 95°F1955: 88°F1956: 77°F1957: 90°F1958: 88°F1959: 93°F1960: 99°F1961: 65°F1962: 63°F1963: 78°F1964: 88°F1965: 78°F1966: 84°F1967: 68°F1968: 68°F1969: 86°F1970: 90°F1971: 76°F1972: 68°F1973: 83°F1974: 76°F1975: 78°F1976: 86°F1977: 81°F1978: 92°F1979: 91°F1980: 94°F1981: 74°F1982: 94°F1983: 90°F1984: 83°F1985: 90°F1986: 81°F1987: 89°F1988: 78°F1989: 83°F1990: 93°F1991: 78°F1992: 87°F1993: 84°F1994: 93°F1995: 95°F1996: 86°F1997: 80°F1998: 96°F1999: 74°F2000: 91°F2001: 91°F2002: 93°F2003: 86°F2004: 89°F2005: 93°F2006: 72°F2007: 91°F2008: 70°F2009: 78°F2010: 97°F2011: 74°F2012: 86°F2013: 99°F2014: 82°F2015: 96°F2016: 90°F2017: 83°F2018: 83°F2019: 85°F2020: 80°F2021: 84°F2022: 89°F2023: 99°F2024: 90°F2025: 89°F98° forecast6065707580859095100191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 498°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#8 of 118
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record111°F (1940)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Goodland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 26, 1951-26°FJan 3, 1959
Feb87°FFeb 10, 2017-24°FFeb 15, 2021
Mar94°FMar 25, 2026-20°FMar 10, 1948
Apr96°FApr 22, 19890°FApr 2, 1936
May104°FMay 31, 200221°FMay 1, 1967
Jun110°FJun 26, 201231°FJun 2, 1951
Jul111°FJul 25, 194040°FJul 11, 1895
Aug108°FAug 8, 193438°FAug 23, 1964
Sep105°FSep 2, 193919°FSep 30, 1985
Oct98°FOct 5, 20240°FOct 27, 2020
Nov87°FNov 10, 1927-12°FNov 28, 1952
Dec83°FDec 23, 1964-27°FDec 22, 1989
All-time111°FJul 25, 1940-27°FDec 22, 1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Goodland so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (94°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 1897

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 4, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan43°FJan 7, 1897-7°FJan 7, 1912
Feb46°FFeb 21, 1935-8°FFeb 4, 1989
Mar54°FMar 18, 19074°FMar 10, 1948
Apr62°FApr 22, 193220°FApr 1, 1975
May69°FMay 25, 191632°FMay 1, 1954
Jun77°FJun 13, 189542°FJun 1, 1917
Jul77°FJul 7, 189753°FJul 3, 1972
Aug80°FAug 2, 189759°FAug 3, 1978
Sep73°FSep 8, 201333°FSep 29, 1985
Oct63°FOct 6, 200715°FOct 26, 2020
Nov59°FNov 15, 18962°FNov 27, 1919
Dec47°FDec 23, 1964-6°FDec 30, 1911
All-time80°FAug 2, 1897-8°FFeb 4, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

37 days
record run, ended Aug 1 1939

So far in 2026

61 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Goodland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Jan: 43°FJan: 17°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 19°FMar: 56°FMar: 27°FApr: 64°FApr: 35°FMay: 74°FMay: 45°FJun: 85°FJun: 56°FJul: 90°FJul: 62°FAug: 88°FAug: 60°FSep: 80°FSep: 50°FOct: 67°FOct: 37°FNov: 54°FNov: 26°FDec: 44°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset6:18 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight13h 03m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.37°N, 101.69°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE82 mi NENorth Platte, NE132 mi NEDodge City, KS144 mi SEDenver, CO161 mi WColorado Springs, CO165 mi WPueblo, CO168 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Goodland'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.
Goodland, KS — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Goodland's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Goodland, KS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's high at Goodland, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Goodland, KS daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Goodland — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 17th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 42. Record: 85 in 1934.

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