Thermograph

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

Wichita, Kansas, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Wichita, Kansas, 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 114°F on 2011-08-02; its coldest fell to -14°F on 1989-12-22.

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
74°F2013-01-28
7°F2024-01-14
50°F2005-01-01
-7°F2005-01-06
February
79°F1981-02-20
4°F2021-02-15
53°F2000-02-22
-6°F2021-02-15
March
92°F2026-03-26
16°F2014-03-02
63°F1990-03-13
0°F2014-03-03
April
97°F1989-04-23
36°F2018-04-01
69°F2002-04-18
20°F1997-04-12
May
105°F1996-05-23
47°F2020-05-11
76°F1996-05-19
33°F2013-05-03
June
108°F2011-06-26
65°F2012-06-01
79°F2024-06-24
46°F1982-06-01
July
113°F2011-07-27
71°F2015-07-07
84°F2011-07-24
54°F1995-07-01
August
114°F2011-08-02
68°F1997-08-06
85°F2011-08-02
51°F2009-08-31
September
108°F2000-09-02
46°F1985-09-29
80°F2011-09-01
31°F1995-09-22
October
96°F2000-10-03
31°F1991-10-31
72°F2005-10-03
21°F2019-10-31
November
84°F2006-11-08
24°F1991-11-02
65°F2003-11-03
-2°F1991-11-03
December
77°F2021-12-15
3°F1983-12-24
57°F1984-12-28
-14°F1989-12-22

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)
79°F1981-02-20
3°F1983-12-24
57°F1984-12-28
-14°F1989-12-22
Spring (Mar–May)
105°F1996-05-23
16°F2014-03-02
76°F1996-05-19
0°F2014-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
114°F2011-08-02
65°F2012-06-01
85°F2011-08-02
46°F1982-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
108°F2000-09-02
24°F1991-11-02
80°F2011-09-01
-2°F1991-11-03

All-time records

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

High

Highest 114°F 2011-08-02
Lowest 3°F 1983-12-24

Low

Highest 85°F 2011-08-02
Lowest -14°F 1989-12-22

Feels-like

Highest 151°F 1981-07-21
Lowest -38°F 1989-12-22

Humidity

Highest 23.0 g/m³ 2019-06-21
Lowest 0.6 g/m³ 1982-01-10

Wind

Highest 43 mph 1982-04-02
Lowest 3 mph 2015-12-30

Precip

Wettest 3.21 in 1998-10-31
Driest 46-day dry spell 2024-11-19

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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