Kansas · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Wichita, KS

37.648°N, 97.430°W · station ICTthr · 139 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wichita.
89°MON7/1390°TUE7/1491°WED7/1593°THU7/1695°FRI7/1797°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#32 / 138
warmest Jul 19 in 138 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

112°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 19 ever

76°F
set in 1911

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Wichita. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
76941121888: 85°F1889: 88°F1890: 101°F1891: 87°F1892: 93°F1893: 88°F1894: 91°F1895: 87°F1896: 82°F1897: 85°F1898: 97°F1899: 85°F1900: 93°F1901: 97°F1902: 86°F1903: 93°F1904: 92°F1905: 89°F1906: 82°F1907: 93°F1908: 88°F1909: 90°F1910: 82°F1911: 76°F1912: 88°F1913: 85°F1914: 81°F1915: 79°F1916: 97°F1917: 89°F1918: 88°F1919: 89°F1920: 94°F1921: 94°F1922: 83°F1923: 88°F1924: 85°F1925: 95°F1926: 94°F1927: 92°F1928: 96°F1929: 84°F1930: 100°F1931: 89°F1932: 96°F1933: 84°F1934: 105°F1935: 88°F1936: 112°F1937: 86°F1938: 89°F1939: 95°F1940: 98°F1941: 88°F1942: 92°F1943: 94°F1944: 95°F1945: 88°F1946: 94°F1947: 91°F1948: 87°F1949: 103°F1950: 84°F1951: 94°F1952: 89°F1953: 86°F1954: 107°F1955: 86°F1956: 93°F1957: 99°F1958: 100°F1959: 87°F1960: 82°F1961: 93°F1962: 94°F1963: 98°F1964: 94°F1965: 102°F1966: 101°F1967: 82°F1968: 97°F1969: 95°F1970: 95°F1971: 81°F1972: 77°F1973: 97°F1974: 101°F1975: 97°F1976: 91°F1977: 101°F1978: 101°F1979: 83°F1980: 109°F1981: 96°F1982: 95°F1983: 99°F1984: 95°F1985: 102°F1986: 99°F1987: 94°F1988: 93°F1989: 86°F1990: 97°F1991: 106°F1992: 88°F1993: 87°F1994: 99°F1995: 90°F1996: 98°F1997: 80°F1998: 103°F1999: 95°F2000: 95°F2001: 104°F2002: 100°F2003: 97°F2004: 89°F2005: 92°F2006: 109°F2007: 90°F2008: 81°F2009: 88°F2010: 101°F2011: 102°F2012: 106°F2013: 96°F2014: 82°F2015: 96°F2016: 99°F2017: 101°F2018: 101°F2019: 101°F2020: 98°F2021: 86°F2022: 107°F2023: 87°F2024: 88°F2025: 95°F98° forecast188820251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1998°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#32 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°F1967-15°F1912
Feb87°F1996-22°F1899
Mar95°F2026-3°F1943
Apr98°F189315°F1936
May102°F201427°F1909
Jun110°F198043°F1969
Jul113°F195451°F1972
Aug114°F193645°F1893
Sep108°F194731°F1984
Oct97°F200614°F1917
Nov86°F20061°F1975
Dec83°F1955-16°F1989
All-time114°F1936-22°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 2 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

10 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

52 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1980

So far in 2026

33 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: 94°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:52 PM
Solar noon12:35 PM
Daylight14h 33m · losing 7 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 Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
33 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 14th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 21. Record: 45 in 2018.

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