39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
81°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Topeka.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Topeka — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#117 / 139
warmest Oct 17 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 17 ever
41°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 59°F — 117th warmest Oct 17 of 139 years · record 90°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 139
warmest Oct 18 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
89°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 67°F — 79th warmest Oct 18 of 139 years · record 89°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 139
warmest Oct 19 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 19 ever
42°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 66th warmest Oct 19 of 139 years · record 88°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#45 / 139
warmest Oct 20 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 75°F — 45th warmest Oct 20 of 139 years · record 90°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#31 / 139
warmest Oct 21 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 21 ever
39°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 78°F — 31st warmest Oct 21 of 139 years · record 90°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#16 / 139
warmest Oct 22 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
91°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 22 ever
41°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 81°F — 16th warmest Oct 22 of 139 years · record 91°F (1940) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#16 / 139
warmest Oct 23 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
92°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 81°F — 16th warmest Oct 23 of 139 years · record 92°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Topeka in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 28, 2015
-23°FJan 19, 1892
Feb
84°FFeb 29, 1972
-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
96°FMar 26, 2026
-7°FMar 4, 1978
Apr
97°FApr 6, 1893
10°FApr 3, 1975
May
103°FMay 30, 1934
26°FMay 1, 1963
Jun
109°FJun 19, 1936
36°FJun 2, 1888
Jul
114°FJul 24, 1936
43°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
113°FAug 13, 1936
40°FAug 24, 1891
Sep
110°FSep 3, 1947
29°FSep 23, 1983
Oct
97°FOct 7, 1939
16°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
85°FNov 8, 1980
-5°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
77°FDec 6, 1939
-26°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
114°FJul 24, 1936
-26°FDec 23, 1989
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Topeka so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (96°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 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
85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 1930
Coldest high ever
-7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
54°FJan 25, 1944
-6°FJan 14, 1888
Feb
59°FFeb 10, 1932
-5°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
69°FMar 26, 1907
8°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
75°FApr 7, 1893
27°FApr 4, 1920
May
78°FMay 10, 2022
42°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
82°FJun 25, 1911
55°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
85°FJul 14, 1980
65°FJul 1, 1943
Aug
85°FAug 3, 1930
61°FAug 25, 1887
Sep
81°FSep 15, 1931
44°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
76°FOct 3, 1954
28°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
64°FNov 7, 1915
9°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
62°FDec 28, 1984
-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
85°FAug 3, 1930
-7°FDec 22, 1989
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
39 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1934
So far in 2026
58 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Topeka's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 67°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.