Dodge City, KS: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Dodge City, KS: 111°F on Wednesday 27 June 2012.

The record begins: 1874

All-time records

Hottest day: 111°F; 27 June 2012
Coldest night: -26°F; 12 February 1899
Wettest day: 5.34 in; 16 September 1906
Warmest night: 83°F; 13 June 2022
Coldest day: -13°F; 13 January 1875

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Dodge City, KS by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 118, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 87, in the 1910s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	6
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	71	57	10
1910s	103	87	10
1920s	67	49	10
1930s	118	27	10
1940s	45	26	10
1950s	51	39	10
1960s	36	24	10
1970s	32	20	10
1980s	66	22	10
1990s	31	29	10
2000s	39	22	10
2010s	58	22	10
2020s	35	9	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	80°F 27 January 2015, 31 January 1989	-20°F 19 January 1883	1.41 in 15 January 2017
February	88°F 18 February 2016	-26°F 12 February 1899	2.08 in 26 February 1895
March	98°F 19 March 1907	-15°F 11 March 1948	2.54 in 10 March 1973
April	100°F 22 April 1989	9°F 2 April 1936	4.64 in 30 April 1978
May	106°F 29 May 2011	19°F 1 May 1909	3.45 in 29 May 2001
June	111°F 27 June 2012	36°F 2 June 1917	4.44 in 8 June 1899
July	109°F 19 July 2022, 16 July 2022, 15 July 2022 and 6 more	46°F 13 July 1990, 10 July 1905	4.74 in 4 July 2010
August	109°F 13 August 1936, 12 August 1936	43°F 30 August 1915	3.86 in 29 August 2003
September	107°F 1 September 2011	29°F 22 September 1995, 30 September 1985	5.34 in 16 September 1906
October	101°F 17 October 2016	10°F 31 October 2019, 27 October 1878	4.14 in 9 October 1949
November	91°F 8 November 1980	-13°F 27 November 1887	3.42 in 8 November 2024
December	86°F 24 December 1955	-21°F 22 December 1989	2.43 in 29 December 2006

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	57 days	5 July to 30 August 1983	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	27 days	23 December 1878 to 18 January 1879	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	12.82 in	May 1881
Driest month	0.00 in	January 1986	and 1 more
Wettest year	33.98 in	1944
Driest year	9.97 in	1956

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Dodge City, KS: a low of -26°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Dodge City, KS: 5.34 in on Sunday 16 September 1906.
The warmest night on record in Dodge City, KS: a low of 83°F on Monday 13 June 2022.
The coldest day on record in Dodge City, KS: a high of -13°F on Wednesday 13 January 1875.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Dodge City, KS: 57 days, from Tuesday 5 July to Tuesday 30 August 1983.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Dodge City, KS: 27 days, from Monday 23 December 1878 to Saturday 18 January 1879.
The wettest month on record in Dodge City, KS: May 1881, with 12.82 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Dodge City, KS: January 1986, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 1 other month).
The wettest year on record in Dodge City, KS: 1944, with 33.98 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Dodge City, KS: 1956, with 9.97 in of precipitation.

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