Kansas · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Topeka, KS

39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Topeka.
89°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1593°THU7/1696°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#16 / 139
warmest Jul 18 in 139 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

108°F
set in 1934

Coolest Jul 18 ever

75°F
set in 1976

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Topeka. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75921081887: 91°F1888: 83°F1889: 91°F1890: 94°F1891: 86°F1892: 78°F1893: 80°F1894: 89°F1895: 92°F1896: 78°F1897: 84°F1898: 94°F1899: 85°F1900: 84°F1901: 102°F1902: 86°F1903: 86°F1904: 92°F1905: 92°F1906: 90°F1907: 91°F1908: 95°F1909: 91°F1910: 80°F1911: 84°F1912: 89°F1913: 95°F1914: 78°F1915: 93°F1916: 95°F1917: 86°F1918: 83°F1919: 87°F1920: 89°F1921: 88°F1922: 83°F1923: 87°F1924: 86°F1925: 87°F1926: 94°F1927: 87°F1928: 88°F1929: 88°F1930: 103°F1931: 91°F1932: 96°F1933: 84°F1934: 108°F1935: 99°F1936: 108°F1937: 89°F1938: 87°F1939: 99°F1940: 100°F1941: 90°F1942: 95°F1943: 89°F1944: 93°F1945: 85°F1946: 106°F1947: 82°F1948: 90°F1949: 97°F1950: 76°F1951: 82°F1952: 79°F1953: 94°F1954: 108°F1955: 91°F1956: 90°F1957: 97°F1958: 93°F1959: 85°F1960: 85°F1961: 100°F1962: 84°F1963: 96°F1964: 95°F1965: 81°F1966: 105°F1967: 77°F1968: 87°F1969: 83°F1970: 92°F1971: 87°F1972: 87°F1973: 97°F1974: 97°F1975: 92°F1976: 75°F1977: 93°F1978: 92°F1979: 82°F1980: 101°F1981: 86°F1982: 95°F1983: 95°F1984: 86°F1985: 97°F1986: 94°F1987: 86°F1988: 84°F1989: 86°F1990: 90°F1991: 96°F1992: 85°F1993: 86°F1994: 90°F1995: 87°F1996: 97°F1997: 93°F1998: 96°F1999: 94°F2000: 86°F2001: 98°F2002: 97°F2003: 105°F2004: 83°F2005: 90°F2006: 98°F2007: 95°F2008: 92°F2009: 81°F2010: 97°F2011: 101°F2012: 102°F2013: 98°F2014: 81°F2015: 95°F2016: 94°F2017: 94°F2018: 91°F2019: 98°F2020: 94°F2021: 85°F2022: 94°F2023: 84°F2024: 88°F2025: 89°F98° forecast188720251934

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1898°F
Hottest this date since2019
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#16 of 139
Hottest at any time since2025
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°F2015-23°F1892
Feb84°F1972-25°F1899
Mar96°F2026-7°F1978
Apr97°F189310°F1975
May103°F193426°F1963
Jun109°F193636°F1888
Jul114°F193643°F1972
Aug113°F193640°F1891
Sep110°F194729°F1983
Oct97°F193916°F1925
Nov85°F1980-5°F1887
Dec77°F1939-26°F1989
All-time114°F1936-26°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Topeka 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 (96°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

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

18 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: 91°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:49 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight14h 41m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
18 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 54th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 43 in 1934.

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