Topeka, KS: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Topeka, KS: 114°F on Friday 24 July 1936.

All-time records

Hottest day: 114°F; 24 July 1936
Coldest night: -26°F; 23 December 1989
Wettest day: 5.61 in; 23 September 2005
Warmest night: 85°F; 14 July 1980, 16 August 1936, 15 August 1936, 13 August 1936, 1 August 1934, 3 August 1930
Coldest day: -7°F; 22 December 1989

New daily records set in Topeka, KS by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 203, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 70, in the 1970s.

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	3
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	38	41	10
1920s	80	51	10
1930s	203	42	10
1940s	49	41	10
1950s	53	56	10
1960s	19	64	10
1970s	17	70	10
1980s	34	54	10
1990s	19	23	10
2000s	27	14	10
2010s	44	11	10
2020s	24	5	7

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	78°F 28 January 2015	-23°F 19 January 1892	1.34 in 12 January 1910, 1 January 1891
February	84°F 29 February 1972	-25°F 12 February 1899	2.27 in 22 February 1922
March	96°F 26 March 2026	-7°F 4 March 1978	5.23 in 15 March 1919
April	97°F 25 April 2012, 6 April 1893	10°F 3 April 1975	4.12 in 15 April 1945
May	103°F 30 May 1934	26°F 1 May 1963	5.10 in 6 May 2007
June	109°F 19 June 1936	36°F 2 June 1888	4.58 in 10 June 1915
July	114°F 24 July 1936	43°F 5 July 1972	4.10 in 10 July 1922
August	113°F 14 August 1936, 13 August 1936	40°F 24 August 1891	4.92 in 10 August 1921
September	110°F 3 September 1947	29°F 30 September 1984, 23 September 1983	5.61 in 23 September 2005
October	97°F 7 October 1939	16°F 28 October 1925	3.82 in 10 October 1912
November	85°F 8 November 2006, 8 November 1980	-5°F 27 November 1887	4.66 in 15 November 1964
December	77°F 6 December 1939	-26°F 23 December 1989	3.22 in 4 December 1944

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Topeka, KS: a low of -26°F on Saturday 23 December 1989.
The wettest day on record in Topeka, KS: 5.61 in on Friday 23 September 2005.
The warmest night on record in Topeka, KS: a low of 85°F on Monday 14 July 1980, Sunday 16 August 1936, Saturday 15 August 1936 and 3 other days.
The coldest day on record in Topeka, KS: a high of -7°F on Friday 22 December 1989.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Topeka, KS: 39 days, from Sunday 8 July to Wednesday 15 August 1934.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Topeka, KS: 23 days, from Tuesday 7 January to Wednesday 29 January 1930.
The wettest month on record in Topeka, KS: June 1967, with 15.20 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Topeka, KS: November 1989, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 3 other months).
The wettest year on record in Topeka, KS: 1973, with 60.89 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Topeka, KS: 1963, with 19.07 in of precipitation.

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