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Topeka, KS

39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
81°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Topeka.
59°SAT10/1767°SUN10/1870°MON10/1975°TUE10/2078°WED10/2181°THU10/2281°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1887: 70°F1888: 43°F1889: 49°F1890: 62°F1891: 63°F1892: 56°F1893: 83°F1894: 82°F1895: 76°F1896: 72°F1897: 73°F1898: 56°F1899: 87°F1900: 59°F1901: 82°F1902: 79°F1903: 59°F1904: 63°F1905: 60°F1906: 68°F1907: 78°F1908: 65°F1909: 72°F1910: 69°F1911: 64°F1912: 65°F1913: 50°F1914: 75°F1915: 76°F1916: 62°F1917: 50°F1918: 61°F1919: 64°F1920: 78°F1921: 71°F1922: 59°F1923: 60°F1924: 62°F1925: 73°F1926: 56°F1927: 88°F1928: 74°F1929: 54°F1930: 43°F1931: 67°F1932: 75°F1933: 60°F1934: 81°F1935: 49°F1936: 47°F1937: 41°F1938: 61°F1939: 83°F1940: 91°F1941: 75°F1942: 58°F1943: 74°F1944: 68°F1945: 54°F1946: 71°F1947: 84°F1948: 67°F1949: 65°F1950: 65°F1951: 55°F1952: 60°F1953: 74°F1954: 73°F1955: 78°F1956: 71°F1957: 64°F1958: 67°F1959: 72°F1960: 70°F1961: 79°F1962: 69°F1963: 85°F1964: 75°F1965: 63°F1966: 61°F1967: 78°F1968: 79°F1969: 57°F1970: 71°F1971: 63°F1972: 56°F1973: 75°F1974: 75°F1975: 84°F1976: 60°F1977: 72°F1978: 72°F1979: 52°F1980: 76°F1981: 52°F1982: 60°F1983: 54°F1984: 56°F1985: 76°F1986: 60°F1987: 68°F1988: 72°F1989: 76°F1990: 66°F1991: 86°F1992: 82°F1993: 72°F1994: 71°F1995: 78°F1996: 55°F1997: 58°F1998: 66°F1999: 66°F2000: 70°F2001: 73°F2002: 54°F2003: 84°F2004: 68°F2005: 54°F2006: 51°F2007: 53°F2008: 57°F2009: 60°F2010: 76°F2011: 76°F2012: 79°F2013: 64°F2014: 80°F2015: 77°F2016: 65°F2017: 69°F2018: 72°F2019: 62°F2020: 50°F2021: 73°F2022: 83°F2023: 78°F2024: 83°F2025: 74°F81° forecast40455055606570758085909518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2281°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#16 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 28, 2015-23°FJan 19, 1892
Feb84°FFeb 29, 1972-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar96°FMar 26, 2026-7°FMar 4, 1978
Apr97°FApr 6, 189310°FApr 3, 1975
May103°FMay 30, 193426°FMay 1, 1963
Jun109°FJun 19, 193636°FJun 2, 1888
Jul114°FJul 24, 193643°FJul 5, 1972
Aug113°FAug 13, 193640°FAug 24, 1891
Sep110°FSep 3, 194729°FSep 23, 1983
Oct97°FOct 7, 193916°FOct 28, 1925
Nov85°FNov 8, 1980-5°FNov 27, 1887
Dec77°FDec 6, 1939-26°FDec 23, 1989
All-time114°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 25, 1944-6°FJan 14, 1888
Feb59°FFeb 10, 1932-5°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar69°FMar 26, 19078°FMar 2, 2014
Apr75°FApr 7, 189327°FApr 4, 1920
May78°FMay 10, 202242°FMay 5, 1944
Jun82°FJun 25, 191155°FJun 1, 1903
Jul85°FJul 14, 198065°FJul 1, 1943
Aug85°FAug 3, 193061°FAug 25, 1887
Sep81°FSep 15, 193144°FSep 29, 1985
Oct76°FOct 3, 195428°FOct 29, 1925
Nov64°FNov 7, 19159°FNov 27, 1887
Dec62°FDec 28, 1984-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time85°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.
Jan: 40°FJan: 20°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 24°FMar: 57°FMar: 34°FApr: 67°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 90°FJul: 69°FAug: 89°FAug: 67°FSep: 81°FSep: 57°FOct: 69°FOct: 45°FNov: 55°FNov: 33°FDec: 44°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset5:43 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight11h 10m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.07°N, 95.63°W

Nearby Stations

Kansas City, MO50 mi ESalina, KS110 mi WConcordia, KS113 mi WLincoln, NE136 mi NWWichita, KS138 mi SWOmaha, NE155 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Topeka'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.
Topeka, KS — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Topeka's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Topeka, KS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's high at Topeka, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Topeka, KS daily high heat map 1887–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Topeka — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
58 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 39th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 48. Record: 92 in 1936.

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