Topeka, KS: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 66.4°F in Topeka, KS, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2025, tied 24th warmest of 140 (with 1914).

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 66.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 24th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 1.87 in; Wettest since 2018; 30th wettest of 140

A normal 1 to 10 October in Topeka, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.2°F, between 56.6°F and 67.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.79 in of precipitation, between 0.08 in and 2.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Topeka, KS since 1887: 66.4°F in 2026; the highest is 75.2°F, in 1938.

Normal range, 56.6 to 67.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 October in Topeka, KS from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	66.4	24	81	12	51.7	54	1.87	30
2025	68.7	12	80.4	17	57	13	0.41	81
2024	66.1	28	83.3	5	48.9	75	0.02	115
2023	64.2	47	79.7	21	48.7	77	0.19	94
2022	62.1	67	79.6	22	44.5	114	trace	118
2021	68.7	12	81	12	56.4	17	0.92	58
2020	62.5	63	77.6	38	47.3	88	0.00	130
2019	61	81	72.2	90	49.8	66	1.52	36
2018	64.8	39	74.9	65	54.6	25	6.37	1
2017	67	20	76.1	51	57.8	9	0.98	55
2016	62	70	74.2	71	49.8	66	0.89	59
2015	59.6	95	71.4	102	47.8	84	0.12	100
2014	60.8	85	72	93	49.5	70	2.50	16
2013	64.8	39	78.4	29	51.2	56	1.04	50
2012	52.6	137	66.6	130	38.5	138	0.70	68
2011	67.8	18	82.6	9	52.9	42	0.07	110
2010	61.3	76	77.9	33	44.7	108	0.08	108
2009	52	140	62.9	139	41	133	0.73	66
2008	62.6	62	75.5	59	49.6	69	1.37	41
2007	69.8	8	82.7	8	56.8	16	1.93	28
2006	68	16	79.6	22	56.4	17	0.23	91
2005	61.8	72	71.8	95	51.8	53	3.49	9
2004	59.4	97	73.7	78	45.1	104	0.58	74
2003	61.3	76	73.4	80	49.2	74	0.11	101
2002	61	81	73.4	80	48.6	79	2.51	15
2001	60.3	87	72.3	88	48.3	81	2.32	21
2000	54.6	130	66.3	131	42.8	127	1.80	31
1999	57.4	115	70.1	109	44.7	108	0.09	107
1998	56.8	122	65.4	133	48.1	82	2.35	19
1997	71.2	4	83.1	6	59.3	6	0.87	60
1996	57	121	68.9	119	45	105	0.57	76
1995	58.5	105	71.7	96	45.3	103	trace	118
1994	64.9	38	75.6	57	54.2	28	0.31	85
1993	60.9	83	73	84	48.7	77	0.19	94
1992	59.9	93	75.8	53	43.9	118	0.85	62
1991	61.5	75	75.7	55	47.3	88	0.31	85
1990	60.2	88	71.5	101	48.8	76	2.37	17
1989	57.1	118	72.4	87	41.7	131	0.01	117
1988	52.5	139	65.1	134	39.9	137	trace	118
1987	54.4	133	68.6	120	40.2	136	trace	118
1986	62	70	70	110	54	32	1.49	38
1985	53.2	134	64	137	42.4	128	4.87	3
1984	62.9	56	73.8	76	52	51	1.31	45
1983	66.2	27	77.8	36	54.5	26	0.41	81
1982	62.9	56	76.2	50	49.5	70	1.03	51
1981	58.8	102	69.2	117	48.4	80	0.58	74
1980	61.1	80	77.9	33	44.2	117	0.00	130
1979	57.4	115	74.2	71	40.6	135	trace	118
1978	57.6	113	71.3	103	43.8	119	0.02	115
1977	55.2	128	66.7	129	43.6	121	2.37	17
1976	57.8	111	74.7	69	40.9	134	0.70	68
1975	60.1	90	76.9	45	43.3	125	0.00	130
1974	58	109	72.3	88	43.7	120	2.00	25
1973	67.2	19	77.9	33	56.4	17	3.60	7
1972	62.1	67	77.4	40	46.7	95	0.06	112
1971	63.3	54	79.4	26	47.2	90	0.10	104
1970	58.8	102	70	110	47.5	86	1.79	32
1969	64.8	39	77.1	43	52.5	47	1.88	29
1968	56.2	125	67.8	124	44.6	112	3.02	11
1967	62.2	65	71.7	96	52.6	45	3.61	6
1966	59.3	99	75.1	61	43.4	123	trace	118
1965	59.2	100	75	62	43.3	125	0.00	130
1964	52.8	136	69.4	116	36.2	139	trace	118
1963	71.3	3	90.4	1	52.1	50	trace	118
1962	64.5	44	74.9	65	54.1	29	1.35	42
1961	59.5	96	72.9	86	46	99	2.55	14
1960	62.7	60	77.7	37	47.6	85	0.33	84
1959	54.5	131	62.7	140	46.3	97	3.52	8
1958	61.6	74	75	62	48.1	82	1.97	26
1957	61.2	79	72.2	90	50.1	65	1.01	52
1956	63.4	53	81.2	11	45.5	102	0.00	130
1955	63.6	52	73.8	76	53.3	39	1.61	33
1954	70	7	79.5	25	60.5	3	0.20	93
1953	62.2	65	79.6	22	44.8	107	0.17	96
1952	52.9	135	69.7	112	36	140	0.04	113
1951	62.8	59	73.6	79	52	51	1.94	27
1950	58.2	107	69.1	118	47.2	90	2.25	22
1949	69.2	10	80.3	19	58.1	8	1.14	48
1948	57.9	110	71.3	103	44.5	114	0.87	60
1947	73.6	2	85.9	3	61.2	2	1.01	52
1946	65.3	36	76.8	47	53.7	36	0.27	89
1945	57.1	118	67.4	127	46.8	93	0.13	99
1944	59.8	94	68.5	121	51.1	58	2.33	20
1943	60	92	73.2	82	46.7	95	0.00	130
1942	67	20	80.5	16	53.4	38	2.01	24
1941	64.2	47	74.2	71	54.1	29	4.96	2
1940	65.9	32	77.3	41	54.4	27	0.07	110
1939	69.2	10	82.8	7	55.5	21	0.68	70
1938	75.2	1	89	2	61.3	1	0.31	85
1937	64.5	44	76	52	53	41	0.42	80
1936	60.2	88	67.9	123	52.5	47	0.27	89
1935	52.6	137	63.1	138	42	129	1.00	54
1934	66.3	26	78.9	27	53.7	36	trace	118
1933	58.2	107	71.7	96	44.7	108	trace	118
1932	54.5	131	64.4	135	44.6	112	0.74	65
1931	70.5	5	80.4	17	60.5	3	0.55	77
1930	68.5	14	77.1	43	59.8	5	0.85	62
1929	59.2	100	67.8	124	50.5	63	1.57	35
1928	70.3	6	83.6	4	57	13	0.11	101
1927	60.1	90	70.6	107	49.5	70	1.35	42
1926	64.3	46	71.6	99	57	13	2.80	12
1925	55.7	126	64.2	136	47.1	92	1.06	49
1924	64	49	74.1	75	53.8	34	0.66	71
1923	61.8	72	69.7	112	53.8	34	0.23	91
1922	64.8	39	77.3	41	52.2	49	0.53	78
1921	61.3	76	75.2	60	47.4	87	0.16	97
1920	64.8	39	78.4	29	51.2	56	0.00	130
1919	65.8	33	75.8	53	55.7	20	0.48	79
1918	69.6	9	80.7	14	58.4	7	0.93	57
1917	57.3	117	69.6	114	44.9	106	trace	118
1916	66.5	22	78.1	32	54.8	24	0.10	104
1915	55.3	127	66.3	131	44.3	116	0.00	130
1914	66.4	24	75	62	57.8	9	2.72	13
1913	68	16	78.3	31	57.6	12	3.71	5
1912	63.7	51	74.8	67	52.6	45	4.03	4
1911	60.8	85	70.8	106	50.8	62	0.03	114
1910	63.8	50	76.7	48	50.9	60	1.51	37
1909	66.5	22	80	20	52.9	42	0.82	64
1908	58.5	105	70.9	105	46.1	98	0.08	108
1907	62.4	64	74.6	70	50.2	64	1.22	47
1906	57.6	113	71.6	99	43.5	122	0.00	130
1905	65.7	35	77.5	39	53.9	33	0.31	85
1904	65	37	74.8	67	55.1	23	0.16	97
1903	62.9	56	73	84	52.7	44	1.30	46
1902	56.8	122	67.7	126	45.8	100	2.04	23
1901	60.9	83	70.2	108	51.6	55	0.95	56
1900	66	29	76.5	49	55.4	22	0.10	104
1899	63.2	55	76.9	45	49.4	73	trace	118
1898	66	29	74.2	71	57.7	11	1.42	40
1897	68.1	15	82.1	10	54.1	29	0.73	66
1896	59.4	97	72	93	46.8	93	1.61	33
1895	56.3	124	66.9	128	45.6	101	0.39	83
1894	57.1	118	69.5	115	44.7	108	1.49	38
1893	66	29	78.7	28	53.2	40	0.11	101
1892	65.8	33	80.6	15	50.9	60	0.00	130
1891	55	129	68.1	122	41.9	130	1.34	44
1890	62.1	67	73.1	83	51	59	0.66	71
1889	58.7	104	75.7	55	41.6	132	0.00	130
1888	57.8	111	72.1	92	43.4	123	0.63	73
1887	62.7	60	75.6	57	49.8	66	3.25	10

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1938	75.2
1947	73.6
1963	71.3
1997	71.2
1931	70.5
1928	70.3
1954	70
2007	69.8
1918	69.6
1949	69.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2009	52
1988	52.5
2012	52.6
1935	52.6
1964	52.8
1952	52.9
1985	53.2
1987	54.4
1959	54.5
1932	54.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	6.37
1941	4.96
1985	4.87
1912	4.03
1913	3.71
1967	3.61
1973	3.60
1959	3.52
2005	3.49
1887	3.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2020	0.00
1980	0.00
1975	0.00
1965	0.00
1956	0.00
1943	0.00
1920	0.00
1915	0.00
1906	0.00
1892	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 9 October 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.86 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 1.87 in of precipitation in Topeka, KS, the wettest 1 to 10 October since 2018, 30th wettest of 140.
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: 88°F on Friday 9 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: a low of 45°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Topeka, KS: 1.86 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.