39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
99°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 1
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
#7 / 139
warmest Sep 1 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
107°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 1 ever
65°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 99°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 139 years · record 107°F (2000) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#6 / 139
warmest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
108°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 99°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 108°F (1939) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#13 / 139
warmest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
110°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 3 ever
61°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 97°F — 13th warmest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 110°F (1947) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#13 / 139
warmest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
103°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
63°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 96°F — 13th warmest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 103°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#15 / 139
warmest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
102°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 5 ever
65°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 96°F — 15th warmest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 102°F (1913) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#27 / 139
warmest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
104°F
set in 1936
Coolest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 95°F — 27th warmest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 104°F (1936) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#33 / 139
warmest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
106°F
set in 1947
Coolest Sep 7 ever
62°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 93°F — 33rd warmest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 106°F (1947) · warmest since 2020.
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 Aug 30.
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
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
3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
39 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1934
So far in 2026
40 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: 87°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.