Missouri · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Kansas City, MO

39.297°N, 94.731°W · station MCIthr · 139 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Kansas City.
88°MON7/1390°TUE7/1492°WED7/1592°THU7/1694°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#16 / 138
warmest Jul 18 in 138 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

111°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 18 ever

71°F
set in 1896

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Kansas City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
71911111888: 83°F1889: 90°F1890: 90°F1891: 84°F1892: 77°F1893: 75°F1894: 89°F1895: 91°F1896: 71°F1897: 86°F1898: 93°F1899: 82°F1900: 82°F1901: 99°F1902: 86°F1903: 86°F1904: 91°F1905: 92°F1906: 91°F1907: 88°F1908: 93°F1909: 91°F1910: 78°F1911: 85°F1912: 86°F1913: 91°F1914: 80°F1915: 85°F1916: 95°F1917: 86°F1918: 83°F1919: 86°F1920: 89°F1921: 87°F1922: 81°F1923: 87°F1924: 83°F1925: 86°F1926: 93°F1927: 88°F1928: 89°F1929: 88°F1930: 102°F1931: 93°F1932: 94°F1933: 83°F1934: 107°F1935: 99°F1936: 105°F1937: 91°F1938: 86°F1939: 96°F1940: 96°F1941: 87°F1942: 91°F1943: 86°F1944: 90°F1945: 86°F1946: 104°F1947: 81°F1948: 88°F1949: 96°F1950: 76°F1951: 82°F1952: 78°F1953: 91°F1954: 111°F1955: 91°F1956: 88°F1957: 100°F1958: 95°F1959: 86°F1960: 87°F1961: 95°F1962: 83°F1963: 97°F1964: 95°F1965: 81°F1966: 102°F1967: 81°F1968: 87°F1969: 85°F1970: 90°F1971: 83°F1972: 92°F1973: 95°F1974: 100°F1975: 94°F1976: 77°F1977: 94°F1978: 93°F1979: 79°F1980: 101°F1981: 82°F1982: 94°F1983: 96°F1984: 83°F1985: 90°F1986: 94°F1987: 88°F1988: 90°F1989: 85°F1990: 89°F1991: 98°F1992: 83°F1993: 85°F1994: 90°F1995: 85°F1996: 95°F1997: 92°F1998: 94°F1999: 93°F2000: 85°F2001: 93°F2002: 95°F2003: 99°F2004: 82°F2005: 86°F2006: 96°F2007: 93°F2008: 90°F2009: 78°F2010: 94°F2011: 95°F2012: 100°F2013: 96°F2014: 77°F2015: 90°F2016: 92°F2017: 92°F2018: 85°F2019: 96°F2020: 94°F2021: 84°F2022: 90°F2023: 80°F2024: 84°F2025: 86°F96° forecast188820251954

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1896°F
Hottest this date since2019
This-date record111°F
This-date rank#16 of 138
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record113°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Kansas City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1950-20°F1912
Feb83°F1972-22°F1899
Mar93°F2026-10°F1978
Apr95°F191012°F1975
May103°F193427°F1907
Jun108°F193442°F1990
Jul112°F195451°F1997
Aug113°F193643°F1986
Sep109°F194731°F1995
Oct98°F193917°F1925
Nov83°F19151°F1976
Dec74°F1939-23°F1989
All-time113°F1936-23°F1989

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°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

11 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Kansas City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 20°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 24°FMar: 55°FMar: 34°FApr: 66°FApr: 44°FMay: 75°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 64°FJul: 88°FJul: 68°FAug: 87°FAug: 67°FSep: 79°FSep: 58°FOct: 67°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 34°FDec: 42°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:03 AM
Sunset7:46 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight14h 43m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.30°N, 94.73°W

Nearby Stations

Topeka, KS50 mi WColumbia, MO138 mi EJefferson City, MO146 mi ELincoln, NE151 mi NWOmaha, NE152 mi NWConcordia, KS156 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Kansas City'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.
Kansas City, MO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Kansas City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Kansas City, MO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's high at Kansas City, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Kansas City, MO daily high heat map 1888–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Kansas City — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 77th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 41 in 1934.

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