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Wichita, KS

37.648°N, 97.430°W · station ICTthr · 139 years of record
82°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita.
60°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1869°MON10/1975°TUE10/2079°WED10/2182°THU10/2281°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1888: 46°F1889: 53°F1890: 63°F1891: 64°F1892: 56°F1893: 83°F1894: 82°F1895: 53°F1896: 72°F1897: 81°F1898: 64°F1899: 87°F1900: 60°F1901: 80°F1902: 80°F1903: 63°F1904: 72°F1905: 66°F1906: 71°F1907: 78°F1908: 64°F1909: 72°F1910: 72°F1911: 67°F1912: 67°F1913: 53°F1914: 67°F1915: 74°F1916: 66°F1917: 50°F1918: 58°F1919: 66°F1920: 74°F1921: 79°F1922: 58°F1923: 61°F1924: 66°F1925: 78°F1926: 59°F1927: 84°F1928: 77°F1929: 53°F1930: 45°F1931: 71°F1932: 74°F1933: 60°F1934: 73°F1935: 49°F1936: 46°F1937: 47°F1938: 55°F1939: 85°F1940: 85°F1941: 68°F1942: 56°F1943: 61°F1944: 64°F1945: 56°F1946: 74°F1947: 83°F1948: 69°F1949: 62°F1950: 65°F1951: 52°F1952: 60°F1953: 70°F1954: 67°F1955: 83°F1956: 69°F1957: 64°F1958: 73°F1959: 72°F1960: 67°F1961: 82°F1962: 77°F1963: 80°F1964: 81°F1965: 69°F1966: 60°F1967: 76°F1968: 79°F1969: 59°F1970: 74°F1971: 65°F1972: 54°F1973: 76°F1974: 72°F1975: 83°F1976: 68°F1977: 68°F1978: 74°F1979: 56°F1980: 80°F1981: 52°F1982: 62°F1983: 54°F1984: 57°F1985: 73°F1986: 69°F1987: 70°F1988: 76°F1989: 78°F1990: 66°F1991: 84°F1992: 82°F1993: 70°F1994: 72°F1995: 85°F1996: 57°F1997: 61°F1998: 64°F1999: 71°F2000: 68°F2001: 76°F2002: 61°F2003: 84°F2004: 80°F2005: 66°F2006: 56°F2007: 57°F2008: 65°F2009: 59°F2010: 71°F2011: 72°F2012: 89°F2013: 71°F2014: 80°F2015: 76°F2016: 69°F2017: 71°F2018: 73°F2019: 68°F2020: 60°F2021: 77°F2022: 87°F2023: 87°F2024: 82°F2025: 78°F82° forecast4550556065707580859018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2282°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#19 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 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
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

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.
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

Sunrise6:39 AM
Sunset5:51 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight11h 13m · 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 Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
102 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 1st most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 60. Record: 102 in 2026.

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