39.297°N, 94.731°W · station MCIthr · 139 years of record
80°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Kansas City.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Kansas City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#118 / 138
warmest Oct 17 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
88°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 58°F — 118th warmest Oct 17 of 138 years · record 88°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 138
warmest Oct 18 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
37°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 80th warmest Oct 18 of 138 years · record 87°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#60 / 138
warmest Oct 19 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 19 ever
41°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 69°F — 60th warmest Oct 19 of 138 years · record 87°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#54 / 138
warmest Oct 20 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 1894
Coolest Oct 20 ever
40°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 73°F — 54th warmest Oct 20 of 138 years · record 89°F (1894) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#32 / 138
warmest Oct 21 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 21 ever
40°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 76°F — 32nd warmest Oct 21 of 138 years · record 89°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#17 / 138
warmest Oct 22 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 22 ever
41°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 79°F — 17th warmest Oct 22 of 138 years · record 89°F (1940) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#16 / 138
warmest Oct 23 in 138 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
41°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 80°F — 16th warmest Oct 23 of 138 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 24, 1950
-20°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
83°FFeb 29, 1972
-22°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 21, 2026
-10°FMar 4, 1978
Apr
95°FApr 29, 1910
12°FApr 3, 1975
May
103°FMay 30, 1934
27°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
108°FJun 23, 1934
42°FJun 4, 1990
Jul
112°FJul 13, 1954
51°FJul 5, 1997
Aug
113°FAug 14, 1936
43°FAug 28, 1986
Sep
109°FSep 3, 1947
31°FSep 22, 1995
Oct
98°FOct 7, 1939
17°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
83°FNov 6, 1915
1°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
74°FDec 6, 1939
-23°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
113°FAug 14, 1936
-23°FDec 22, 1989
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Kansas City so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
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
87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 1930
Coldest high ever
-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 21, 1921
-6°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
63°FFeb 10, 1932
-4°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
70°FMar 26, 1907
5°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
72°FApr 22, 1925
28°FApr 4, 1920
May
78°FMay 30, 1934
39°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
86°FJun 29, 1936
52°FJun 1, 1892
Jul
86°FJul 18, 1954
64°FJul 6, 1979
Aug
87°FAug 3, 1930
63°FAug 15, 1979
Sep
82°FSep 15, 1931
45°FSep 26, 1926
Oct
75°FOct 3, 1954
26°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1938
17°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
60°FDec 24, 1889
-8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
87°FAug 3, 1930
-8°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
46 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: 64°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
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.
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.