Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kansas City, Missouri, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 112°F on 2011-08-02; its coldest fell to -21°F on 1983-12-25.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
73°F2013-01-28
-4°F1982-01-10
49°F1988-01-30
-19°F1982-01-10
February
75°F2017-02-22
1°F2021-02-15
52°F2017-02-20
-15°F2025-02-20
March
88°F2026-03-21
11°F2014-03-02
64°F1991-03-26
-7°F1998-03-10
April
89°F2006-04-18
32°F2018-04-01
69°F2026-04-14
19°F2018-04-04
May
95°F2000-05-23
42°F2013-05-03
73°F2022-05-10
30°F1994-05-01
June
107°F2012-06-28
62°F1998-06-04
79°F2023-06-29
43°F1982-06-01
July
110°F2012-07-29
68°F2004-07-24
83°F2012-07-25
53°F2014-07-15
August
112°F2011-08-02
68°F1985-08-19
81°F2011-08-02
46°F1986-08-28
September
110°F2000-09-02
50°F2003-09-30
77°F1998-09-06
31°F1995-09-22
October
93°F2006-10-03
34°F1993-10-30
72°F2007-10-07
21°F2019-10-31
November
78°F2005-11-08
23°F1991-11-03
63°F2016-11-02
3°F1991-11-03
December
73°F2001-12-05
-6°F1983-12-24
58°F1998-12-03
-21°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
75°F2017-02-22
-6°F1983-12-24
58°F1998-12-03
-21°F1983-12-25
Spring (Mar–May)
95°F2000-05-23
11°F2014-03-02
73°F2022-05-10
-7°F1998-03-10
Summer (Jun–Aug)
112°F2011-08-02
62°F1998-06-04
83°F2012-07-25
43°F1982-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
110°F2000-09-02
23°F1991-11-03
77°F1998-09-06
3°F1991-11-03

All-time records

The most extreme value Kansas City has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 112°F 2011-08-02
Lowest -6°F 1983-12-24

Low

Highest 83°F 2012-07-25
Lowest -21°F 1983-12-25

Feels-like

Highest 155°F 2023-08-19
Lowest -51°F 1982-01-10

Humidity

Highest 24.5 g/m³ 2010-07-14
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 43 mph 2025-03-05
Lowest 3 mph 2007-08-02

Precip

Wettest 4.49 in 2026-06-25
Driest 34-day dry spell 2006-01-29

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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