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Wichita, KS

37.648°N, 97.430°W · station ICTthr · 139 years of record
103°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita.
103°TUE9/1102°WED9/2101°THU9/3100°FRI9/4100°SAT9/599°SUN9/698°MON9/7

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

#5 / 138
warmest Sep 1 in 138 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

107°F
set in 1990

Coolest Sep 1 ever

71°F
set in 2003
Forecast high 103°F — 5th warmest Sep 1 of 138 years · record 107°F (1990) · warmest since 2011.
1888: 80°F1889: 88°F1890: 94°F1891: 88°F1892: 85°F1893: 89°F1894: 78°F1895: 77°F1896: 87°F1897: 95°F1898: 94°F1899: 91°F1900: 92°F1901: 73°F1902: 74°F1903: 86°F1904: 90°F1905: 100°F1906: 80°F1907: 95°F1908: 88°F1909: 87°F1910: 79°F1911: 93°F1912: 96°F1913: 95°F1914: 96°F1915: 79°F1916: 77°F1917: 89°F1918: 81°F1919: 82°F1920: 88°F1921: 83°F1922: 100°F1923: 89°F1924: 92°F1925: 93°F1926: 91°F1927: 85°F1928: 84°F1929: 93°F1930: 91°F1931: 83°F1932: 79°F1933: 85°F1934: 81°F1935: 87°F1936: 97°F1937: 92°F1938: 94°F1939: 99°F1940: 88°F1941: 95°F1942: 90°F1943: 87°F1944: 79°F1945: 97°F1946: 90°F1947: 98°F1948: 96°F1949: 76°F1950: 83°F1951: 81°F1952: 98°F1953: 92°F1954: 98°F1955: 87°F1956: 78°F1957: 95°F1958: 95°F1959: 87°F1960: 92°F1961: 96°F1962: 81°F1963: 80°F1964: 90°F1965: 77°F1966: 89°F1967: 74°F1968: 77°F1969: 76°F1970: 92°F1971: 94°F1972: 80°F1973: 83°F1974: 80°F1975: 99°F1976: 78°F1977: 89°F1978: 91°F1979: 96°F1980: 97°F1981: 77°F1982: 100°F1983: 91°F1984: 102°F1985: 105°F1986: 76°F1987: 85°F1988: 89°F1989: 81°F1990: 107°F1991: 82°F1992: 85°F1993: 78°F1994: 76°F1995: 92°F1996: 82°F1997: 95°F1998: 93°F1999: 95°F2000: 105°F2001: 86°F2002: 92°F2003: 71°F2004: 89°F2005: 87°F2006: 80°F2007: 89°F2008: 90°F2009: 79°F2010: 91°F2011: 106°F2012: 94°F2013: 92°F2014: 89°F2015: 94°F2016: 84°F2017: 84°F2018: 98°F2019: 86°F2020: 83°F2021: 98°F2022: 93°F2023: 97°F2024: 85°F2025: 80°F103° forecast70758085909510010511018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 1103°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record107°F
This-date rank#5 of 138
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°FJan 22, 1967-15°FJan 12, 1912
Feb87°FFeb 22, 1996-22°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar95°FMar 26, 2026-3°FMar 7, 1943
Apr98°FApr 6, 189315°FApr 3, 1936
May102°FMay 4, 201427°FMay 1, 1909
Jun110°FJun 30, 198043°FJun 2, 1969
Jul113°FJul 14, 195451°FJul 5, 1972
Aug114°FAug 12, 193645°FAug 29, 1893
Sep108°FSep 3, 194731°FSep 30, 1984
Oct97°FOct 1, 200614°FOct 30, 1917
Nov86°FNov 8, 20061°FNov 26, 1975
Dec83°FDec 24, 1955-16°FDec 22, 1989
All-time114°FAug 12, 1936-22°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 21, 1921-4°FJan 11, 1918
Feb59°FFeb 10, 1932-11°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar69°FMar 26, 19079°FMar 4, 1960
Apr71°FApr 22, 202229°FApr 4, 1920
May75°FMay 28, 200643°FMay 4, 1935
Jun81°FJun 25, 191154°FJun 1, 1903
Jul84°FJul 27, 201164°FJul 10, 1895
Aug86°FAug 13, 193665°FAug 20, 1950
Sep81°FSep 14, 193143°FSep 29, 1985
Oct74°FOct 3, 195427°FOct 28, 1925
Nov66°FNov 14, 189718°FNov 22, 1898
Dec59°FDec 28, 1984-2°FDec 22, 1983
All-time86°FAug 13, 1936-11°FFeb 11, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

38 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

52 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1980

So far in 2026

82 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: 89°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 22°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 26°FMar: 59°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 78°FMay: 56°FJun: 88°FJun: 66°FJul: 93°FJul: 70°FAug: 91°FAug: 69°FSep: 83°FSep: 60°FOct: 71°FOct: 47°FNov: 57°FNov: 35°FDec: 46°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:00 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight12h 59m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.65°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Salina, KS79 mi NStillwater, OK104 mi STulsa, OK131 mi SEConcordia, KS132 mi NTopeka, KS138 mi NEDodge City, KS139 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Wichita, KS — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Wichita, KS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's high at Wichita, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wichita, KS daily high heat map 1888–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Wichita — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
82 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 3rd most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 85 in 2011.

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