37.648°N, 97.430°W · station ICTthr · 139 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wichita — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#116 / 138
warmest Oct 17 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 60°F — 116th warmest Oct 17 of 138 years · record 90°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 138
warmest Oct 18 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
48°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 63°F — 103rd warmest Oct 18 of 138 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#74 / 138
warmest Oct 19 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 1932
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 69°F — 74th warmest Oct 19 of 138 years · record 88°F (1932) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#47 / 138
warmest Oct 20 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
92°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 20 ever
42°F
set in 1910
Forecast high 75°F — 47th warmest Oct 20 of 138 years · record 92°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#29 / 138
warmest Oct 21 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 21 ever
37°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 79°F — 29th warmest Oct 21 of 138 years · record 89°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#19 / 138
warmest Oct 22 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 2012
Coolest Oct 22 ever
45°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 82°F — 19th warmest Oct 22 of 138 years · record 89°F (2012) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#20 / 138
warmest Oct 23 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 81°F — 20th warmest Oct 23 of 138 years · record 89°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wichita in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 22, 1967
-15°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
87°FFeb 22, 1996
-22°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
95°FMar 26, 2026
-3°FMar 7, 1943
Apr
98°FApr 6, 1893
15°FApr 3, 1936
May
102°FMay 4, 2014
27°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
110°FJun 30, 1980
43°FJun 2, 1969
Jul
113°FJul 14, 1954
51°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
114°FAug 12, 1936
45°FAug 29, 1893
Sep
108°FSep 3, 1947
31°FSep 30, 1984
Oct
97°FOct 1, 2006
14°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
86°FNov 8, 2006
1°FNov 26, 1975
Dec
83°FDec 24, 1955
-16°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
114°FAug 12, 1936
-22°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wichita so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
14 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 1 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
86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 13, 1936
Coldest high ever
-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 11, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
55°FJan 21, 1921
-4°FJan 11, 1918
Feb
59°FFeb 10, 1932
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 26, 1907
9°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
71°FApr 22, 2022
29°FApr 4, 1920
May
75°FMay 28, 2006
43°FMay 4, 1935
Jun
81°FJun 25, 1911
54°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
84°FJul 27, 2011
64°FJul 10, 1895
Aug
86°FAug 13, 1936
65°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
81°FSep 14, 1931
43°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
74°FOct 3, 1954
27°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
66°FNov 14, 1897
18°FNov 22, 1898
Dec
59°FDec 28, 1984
-2°FDec 22, 1983
All-time
86°FAug 13, 1936
-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1980
So far in 2026
102 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Wichita's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 68°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Wichita'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 Wichita's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.