Dodge City, KS

4 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 63.7°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest 1 January to 4 October on record, in 152 years since 1875; provisional.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 78°F; Warmest since 2025; 75th warmest of 153
Low: 49°F; Coldest since 2023; 66th coldest of 153

No measurable precipitation in Dodge City, KS for 3 days to Sunday 4 October 2026.

Every 4 October low in Dodge City, KS since 1874: 49°F in 2026; the lowest is 26°F, in 1877.

Normal range, 40.5 to 57.2°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October high in Dodge City, KS since 1874: 78°F in 2026; the highest is 94°F, in 1937.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	78	49
2025	86	67
2024	80	50
2023	77	49
2022	73	55
2021	85	51
2020	79	41
2019	62	50
2018	63	43
2017	65	56
2016	78	45
2015	66	52
2014	78	36
2013	75	43
2012	65	45
2011	90	59
2010	74	44
2009	64	50
2008	92	56
2007	93	57
2006	75	46
2005	92	70
2004	69	49
2003	66	45
2002	65	45
2001	73	45
2000	62	47
1999	66	29
1998	83	54
1997	88	55
1996	71	48
1995	82	47
1994	66	60
1993	90	53
1992	87	55
1991	58	33
1990	85	51
1989	80	44
1988	54	41
1987	87	46
1986	67	45
1985	60	38
1984	68	61
1983	76	50
1982	84	56
1981	87	49
1980	84	46
1979	69	37
1978	83	50
1977	86	54
1976	62	45
1975	84	48
1974	88	61
1973	66	48
1972	82	51
1971	76	44
1970	85	52
1969	79	64
1968	66	40
1967	87	64
1966	64	47
1965	72	48
1964	67	41
1963	92	57
1962	77	48
1961	85	49
1960	82	57
1959	58	48
1958	90	49
1957	88	57
1956	82	54
1955	82	63
1954	82	46
1953	68	44
1952	69	49
1951	77	50
1950	53	37
1949	81	58
1948	90	55
1947	93	54
1946	71	62
1945	62	51
1944	56	49
1943	68	45
1942	78	48
1941	72	53
1940	80	60
1939	88	54
1938	91	66
1937	94	59
1936	74	58
1935	60	48
1934	80	53
1933	79	57
1932	54	38
1931	93	59
1930	68	56
1929	70	49
1928	77	52
1927	83	49
1926	69	46
1925	69	49
1924	83	48
1923	66	53
1922	87	57
1921	81	42
1920	87	52
1919	68	51
1918	88	64
1917	89	51
1916	86	63
1915	58	41
1914	81	47
1913	80	59
1912	86	50
1911	70	49
1910	90	46
1909	86	59
1908	75	53
1907	72	48
1906	65	48
1905	88	55
1904	87	59
1903	76	46
1902	57	39
1901	52	40
1900	91	66
1899	62	46
1898	90	41
1897	85	63
1896	86	54
1895	58	47
1894	78	50
1893	80	44
1892	79	46
1891	60	36
1890	73	43
1889	88	50
1888	81	60
1887	89	46
1886	75	53
1885	81	40
1884	81	64
1883	55	46
1882	76	62
1881	72	51
1880	75	36
1879	84	55
1878	60	52
1877	58	26
1876	62	41
1875	84	45
1874	81	60

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	86°FRecord 93°F, 1931	58°FRecord 30°F, 2001
7 October	Record 96°F, 2020	Record 27°F, 2000

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Dodge City, KS, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the tied 99th warmest of 153.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	2005	78
2	1967	77.1
3	1938	76.4
4	1900	75.9
5	1954	75.1
6	1947	74.4
7	1997	73.9
8	2025	73.6
8	2006	73.6
10	1963	73.4
11	1931	73.3
12	1916	73.1
13	1983	72.4
14	1897	72.1
15	1919	71.6
16	1969	71.5
17	1917	71.1
17	1909	71.1
19	2023	70.8
19	1884	70.8
21	2011	70.5
22	1951	70.4
23	1956	70.1
24	1896	69.8
25	1882	69.4
26	1922	69.1
26	1903	69.1
26	1889	69.1
29	1937	68.9
29	1904	68.9
31	2013	68.8
32	2016	68.6
33	1957	68.5
33	1949	68.5
33	1939	68.5
36	1910	68.3
37	1879	68
38	1940	67.9
38	1918	67.9
40	2024	67.6
40	1925	67.6
42	2017	67.5
42	2008	67.5
42	2007	67.5
45	1976	67.4
45	1972	67.4
45	1874	67.4
48	1913	67.3
48	1898	67.3
48	1892	67.3
51	1992	67.1
51	1948	67.1
51	1914	67.1
54	2022	67
55	2000	66.8
55	1934	66.8
57	1981	66.6
58	1953	66.5
58	1881	66.5
60	2018	66.3
60	1960	66.3
62	1982	66.1
62	1978	66.1
62	1887	66.1
65	1984	66
65	1942	66
67	1955	65.9
67	1946	65.9
69	1970	65.6
69	1930	65.6
71	1990	65.4
72	1991	64.9
73	1928	64.8
74	1911	64.6
74	1905	64.6
76	2001	64.4
77	1973	64.3
77	1952	64.3
77	1924	64.3
77	1912	64.3
81	1980	64.1
81	1974	64.1
83	2021	64
84	1994	63.9
84	1908	63.9
86	1920	63.5
87	1933	63.1
88	1964	63
88	1926	63
90	1941	62.9
90	1907	62.9
90	1888	62.9
93	1993	62.6
93	1878	62.6
95	1921	62.5
96	1987	62.1
96	1886	62.1
98	1936	61.8
99	2026	61.5
99	1935	61.5
101	1977	61.4
101	1929	61.4
101	1875	61.4
104	1995	61.3
104	1975	61.3
104	1923	61.3
107	1971	61.1
107	1965	61.1
109	2002	60.9
110	1989	60.8
111	1880	60.5
112	1986	60.4
112	1979	60.4
114	1968	60
114	1899	60
116	1906	59.9
117	2012	59.1
117	1996	59.1
117	1966	59.1
117	1958	59.1
121	2020	59
121	1894	59
123	2019	58.9
124	2010	58.6
124	1915	58.6
124	1877	58.6
127	2014	58.5
128	1890	58.4
129	1891	58.3
130	1932	58.1
131	1893	58
132	1901	57.9
133	1962	57.6
133	1961	57.6
135	1945	57.4
135	1885	57.4
137	1927	57.3
138	1883	56.9
139	2015	56.4
139	1998	56.4
141	2004	56.1
142	1943	55.5
143	1988	54.8
143	1895	54.8
145	2003	54.3
146	2009	53.9
147	1950	53.4
148	1876	52.9
149	1985	52.3
150	1999	50.5
151	1944	49.9
152	1902	49.5
153	1959	48.3

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Dodge City, KS, 1 to 4 October 2026, with each date's record range and its 1991 to 2020 normal range.

Day	High, °F	Low, °F	Record high	Year	Record low	Year	Normal high	Normal low
1 October 2026	71	56	96	2006	24	1876	80.5	50.5
2 October 2026	69	48	95	1997	34	2004	75.5	46.5
3 October 2026	76	45	98	2006	30	2009	77.5	47.5
4 October 2026	78	49	94	1937	26	1877	73.5	47.5

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Dodge City, KS since 1874.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	1937	94
2	2007	93
2	1947	93
2	1931	93
5	2008	92
5	2005	92
5	1963	92
8	1938	91
8	1900	91
10	2011	90
10	1993	90
10	1958	90
10	1948	90
10	1910	90
10	1898	90
16	1917	89
16	1887	89
18	1997	88
18	1974	88
18	1957	88

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Dodge City, KS since 1874.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1877	26
2	1999	29
3	1991	33
4	2014	36
4	1891	36
4	1880	36
7	1979	37
7	1950	37
9	1985	38
9	1932	38
11	1902	39
12	1968	40
12	1901	40
12	1885	40
15	2020	41
15	1988	41
15	1964	41
15	1915	41
15	1898	41
15	1876	41

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Dodge City, KS since 1874.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	1930	1.95
2	1946	1.21
3	1984	0.96
4	1944	0.80
5	1883	0.63
6	1901	0.54
7	1941	0.47
8	1908	0.32
9	1936	0.24
10	1988	0.16
11	2019	0.12
11	2017	0.12
13	1933	0.10
14	1895	0.06
15	1923	0.05
16	1994	0.04
16	1899	0.04
18	2000	0.03
18	1906	0.03
18	1878	0.03

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 78°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest 4 October since 2025, tied 75th warmest of 153 (with 2016, 2014, 1942 and 1 other year).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 49°F in Dodge City, KS, the coldest 4 October night since 2023, tied 66th coldest of 153 (with 2023, 2004, 1981 and 8 other years).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 86°F in Dodge City, KS, which would be the warmest 6 October since 2020, tied 19th warmest of 153 (with 2006, 1997, 1980 and 1 other year) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 58°F in Dodge City, KS, which would be the warmest 6 October night since 2011, tied 13th warmest of 153 (with 2011 and 1881) (National Weather Service forecast).
Dodge City, KS on 6 October: record high 93°F (1931), record low 30°F (2001).
Dodge City, KS on 7 October: record high 96°F (2020), record low 27°F (2000).
October 2026 so far averaged 61.5°F in Dodge City, KS, the coldest 1 to 4 October since 2020, tied 54th coldest of 153 (with 1935).
October 2026 so far brought 1.09 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the wettest 1 to 4 October since 2019, 12th wettest of 153.
Fall 2026 so far averaged 75.8°F in Dodge City, KS, the warmest 1 September to 4 October since 1931, 2nd warmest of 152.
Fall 2026 so far brought 5.64 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the wettest 1 September to 4 October since 1973, 5th wettest of 152.
2026 so far brought 18.25 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the wettest 1 January to 4 October since 2025, 74th wettest of 152.
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 5.64 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2025, 149th driest of 152.
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 6.63 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2024, 136th driest of 152.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 7.66 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2024, 95th driest of 152.
Dodge City, KS has had 103 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most on record by that date, in 152 years since 1875; provisional.
Dodge City, KS has had 24 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2022, tied 13th most of 152 (with 1977).
Dodge City, KS has had 61 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 147th most of 152 (with 1946).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Dodge City, KS came on Sunday 19 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 79th latest of 152 (with 2019, 2018, 1943 and 2 other years).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Dodge City, KS run from 1874 to 4 October 2026, with 1 day missing; current station DODGE CITY REGIONAL AP.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Dodge City, KS, 1874 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.