Topeka, KS: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 35.5°F in Topeka, KS, the warmest winter since 2024, 13th warmest of 139.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 35.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 13th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 3.18 in; Driest since 2025; 69th driest of 139

A normal winter in Topeka, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 32.3°F, between 28.8°F and 36.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.78 in of precipitation, between 1.90 in and 5.46 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Topeka, KS since 1888: 35.5°F in 2026; the highest is 38.6°F, in 1992.

Normal range, 28.8 to 36.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Topeka, KS from 1888 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	Days missing
2026	35.5	13	48.4	4	22.5	55	3.18	71	0
2025	29.4	104	40.2	92	18.5	117	2.96	84	0
2024	37.4	4	48.4	4	26.3	7	6.07	11	0
2023	35.1	17	46.6	12	23.5	42	5.00	22	0
2022	35.4	14	48.7	2	22	61	1.43	131	0
2021	31.7	67	42.4	59	21.1	77	3.88	50	0
2020	35.4	14	45.8	20	25	21	4.69	30	0
2019	31.5	75	40.8	82	22.1	58	6.55	5	0
2018	31.7	67	43.3	46	20.3	90	2.06	113	1
2017	35.8	11	47.2	9	24.3	30	2.44	101	0
2016	37.1	6	48.2	6	26	8	3.98	46	0
2015	31.7	67	42.1	60	21.4	68	4.26	41	0
2014	27.8	119	39.3	103	16.3	131	2.22	108	0
2013	35.1	17	46.1	17	24.1	35	3.23	66	0
2012	37.6	2	49.2	1	26	8	6.15	9	0
2011	28.9	115	40	94	17.7	122	3.30	64	0
2010	27	124	34.6	135	19.4	104	3.99	45	0
2009	32.5	55	45.1	23	19.9	97	2.05	115	0
2008	29.8	99	39.8	96	19.7	101	8.10	1	0
2007	32.9	51	43.1	51	22.7	52	3.85	51	0
2006	34.9	20	46.3	15	23.4	44	1.50	129	0
2005	34.1	34	43.9	32	24.3	30	5.38	15	0
2004	31.4	78	40.9	80	22	61	4.88	27	0
2003	32.1	61	43.4	44	20.8	83	1.92	120	0
2002	36.6	9	48.2	6	25	21	2.39	104	0
2001	27	124	36.5	123	17.5	123	4.47	35	0
2000	36.7	8	47.6	8	25.7	11	3.95	49	0
1999	35.6	12	45.5	21	25.7	11	3.33	63	0
1998	34.8	21	42.7	57	26.9	5	3.97	48	0
1997	30.3	90	40.1	93	20.4	89	2.95	86	0
1996	29.9	95	40.3	89	19.5	102	1.52	128	0
1995	34	36	43.8	35	24.2	33	3.71	54	0
1994	30.3	90	40.3	89	20.2	93	2.14	111	0
1993	29.6	100	38.2	112	21	79	4.73	29	0
1992	38.6	1	48.5	3	28.8	1	4.51	34	0
1991	31.7	67	42.9	53	20.5	88	1.75	125	0
1990	31.3	79	43.4	44	19.3	108	4.14	42	0
1989	32.3	57	44.1	29	20.6	85	2.96	84	0
1988	31.6	72	41.7	69	21.4	68	4.39	36	0
1987	34.7	25	43.6	38	25.7	11	5.00	22	0
1986	31.1	81	41.2	76	20.9	81	2.26	106	0
1985	27.5	120	37.7	117	17.2	125	5.08	19	0
1984	26.5	128	35.8	129	17.3	124	2.80	92	0
1983	34.7	25	42.9	53	26.6	6	4.93	24	0
1982	26.8	126	36.3	125	17.2	125	2.48	98	0
1981	33	50	44	30	22.1	58	4.39	36	0
1980	30.1	92	40.8	82	19.4	104	2.30	105	0
1979	20.4	139	30.7	139	10	139	2.99	82	0
1978	22.7	138	32.5	138	12.8	138	1.29	133	0
1977	26.7	127	39.4	101	13.9	137	1.33	132	0
1976	34.8	21	46.4	14	23.2	47	2.04	116	0
1975	30.8	82	39.8	96	21.7	65	4.35	38	0
1974	29.1	110	38.8	108	19.4	104	6.49	6	0
1973	29.5	102	38.1	113	20.9	81	6.16	8	0
1972	30.7	86	40.7	86	20.6	85	2.86	88	0
1971	28.4	116	37.6	118	19.2	110	6.34	7	0
1970	29.4	104	39.4	101	19.4	104	1.77	124	0
1969	29.4	104	37.5	120	21.2	73	3.36	62	0
1968	30.4	89	39.5	98	21.2	73	4.56	32	0
1967	31.8	65	43.6	38	20.1	94	2.06	113	0
1966	32.6	54	43.5	41	21.8	63	3.16	72	0
1965	30.5	87	40.9	80	20	95	3.81	52	0
1964	30.5	87	42.8	55	18.2	119	1.05	136	0
1963	27.3	121	37.8	116	16.8	128	1.12	135	0
1962	26.1	131	36	126	16.2	132	4.34	39	0
1961	31.7	67	43.5	41	19.9	97	3.08	76	0
1960	30.8	82	39.5	98	22.2	57	4.93	24	0
1959	28.4	116	38.1	113	18.8	115	2.04	116	0
1958	31.6	72	41.9	66	21.2	73	3.61	55	0
1957	31.3	79	41.1	79	21.5	66	1.47	130	0
1956	29.5	102	39.9	95	19	113	1.78	123	0
1955	31.5	75	41.7	69	21.2	73	5.07	20	0
1954	35.3	16	46.8	10	23.9	37	3.37	61	0
1953	34.8	21	44.8	24	24.8	25	2.95	86	0
1952	33.2	44	43.6	38	22.8	50	1.13	134	0
1951	30.8	82	42.6	58	19.1	111	2.60	96	0
1950	32.3	57	43.9	32	20.8	83	3.44	60	0
1949	29	113	38.6	110	19.3	108	7.81	2	0
1948	29.3	108	38.8	108	19.8	99	5.34	16	0
1947	33.6	39	43.7	36	23.5	42	3.05	78	0
1946	33.5	40	43.5	41	23.6	41	3.81	52	0
1945	31.6	72	38.9	106	24.3	30	6.79	4	0
1944	34.2	31	43.2	49	25.2	18	3.29	65	0
1943	32.4	56	41.6	72	23.2	47	3.53	59	0
1942	34.2	31	42.8	55	25.5	15	4.03	44	0
1941	33.4	41	40.8	82	26	8	5.43	13	0
1940	28.4	116	36.8	121	20	95	3.06	77	0
1939	34.8	21	45.5	21	24	36	2.46	99	0
1938	33.2	44	42	63	24.4	27	2.82	90	0
1937	30.1	92	38.9	106	21.3	72	3.98	46	0
1936	24.4	136	33.1	137	15.8	133	2.57	97	0
1935	33.1	48	41.4	74	24.7	26	2.20	110	0
1934	36	10	46.7	11	25.4	17	2.73	94	0
1933	33.9	38	44	30	23.8	38	2.44	101	0
1932	37.5	3	46.5	13	28.6	2	2.82	90	0
1931	37.3	5	46.1	17	28.6	2	2.26	106	0
1930	32	62	41.3	75	22.6	53	1.88	121	0
1929	27.1	123	35.5	130	18.7	116	4.92	26	0
1928	32.2	60	42.1	60	22.3	56	3.23	66	0
1927	33.2	44	42	63	24.4	27	2.46	99	0
1926	34	36	43	52	24.9	24	2.70	95	0
1925	29.3	108	39	104	19.5	102	2.99	82	0
1924	32.3	57	41.7	69	22.8	50	2.10	112	0
1923	34.1	34	44.4	27	23.7	39	0.37	139	0
1922	32	62	42.1	60	21.8	63	3.10	73	0
1921	36.9	7	46.1	17	27.7	4	3.19	70	0
1920	29.6	100	37.9	115	21.4	68	0.48	138	0
1919	34.5	28	43.3	46	25.7	11	4.56	32	0
1918	24.6	135	35.2	131	14.1	136	1.98	119	0
1917	29.9	95	40.8	82	18.9	114	1.01	137	0
1916	29.4	104	38.5	111	20.3	90	4.34	39	0
1915	29	113	36.5	123	21.4	68	4.79	28	0
1914	33.2	44	41.2	76	25.2	18	5.06	21	0
1913	30.8	82	40.6	87	21	79	3.57	57	0
1912	26.5	128	34.7	134	18.2	119	4.13	43	0
1911	33.1	48	41.8	68	24.4	27	7.16	3	0
1910	26	133	34.8	133	17.1	127	5.46	12	0
1909	33.3	42	43.3	46	23.3	46	1.69	127	0
1908	35	19	44.4	27	25.5	15	3.09	74	0
1907	32.7	52	41.6	72	23.7	39	5.18	17	0
1906	34.3	29	44.5	25	24.2	33	1.86	122	0
1905	24.3	137	33.6	136	15	135	3.22	68	0
1904	29.1	110	39	104	19.1	111	1.99	118	0
1903	29.1	110	37.6	118	20.6	85	2.84	89	0
1902	27.2	122	35.9	128	18.5	117	3.01	81	0
1901	31.9	64	41.2	76	22.6	53	2.21	109	0
1900	29.9	95	39.5	98	20.3	90	4.59	31	0
1899	25.9	134	34.9	132	16.8	128	3.09	74	0
1898	31.8	65	40.3	89	23.4	44	5.11	18	0
1897	34.2	31	43.2	49	25.2	18	3.22	68	0
1896	34.3	29	43.7	36	25	21	2.78	93	0
1895	30.1	92	40.4	88	19.8	99	1.70	126	0
1894	31.5	75	42	63	21.1	77	2.41	103	0
1893	26.3	130	36	126	16.6	130	3.59	56	0
1892	33.3	42	44.5	25	22.1	58	6.14	10	0
1891	32.7	52	43.9	32	21.5	66	5.40	14	0
1890	34.6	27	46.3	15	22.9	49	3.03	80	0
1889	29.9	95	41.9	66	17.9	121	3.54	58	0
1888	26.1	131	36.6	122	15.5	134	3.04	79	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1992	38.6
2012	37.6
1932	37.5
2024	37.4
1931	37.3
2016	37.1
1921	36.9
2000	36.7
2002	36.6
1934	36

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	20.4
1978	22.7
1905	24.3
1936	24.4
1918	24.6
1899	25.9
1910	26
1962	26.1
1888	26.1
1893	26.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2008	8.10
1949	7.81
1911	7.16
1945	6.79
2019	6.55
1974	6.49
1971	6.34
1973	6.16
2012	6.15
1892	6.14

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1923	0.37
1920	0.48
1917	1.01
1964	1.05
1963	1.12
1952	1.13
1978	1.29
1977	1.33
2022	1.43
1957	1.47

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 77°F; 9 February 2026
Coldest night: -7°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.12 in; 14 February 2026, 8 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 3.18 in of precipitation in Topeka, KS, the driest winter since 2025, 69th driest of 139.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Topeka, KS: 77°F on Monday 9 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Topeka, KS: a low of -7°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Topeka, KS: 1.12 in on Saturday 14 February 2026 and Thursday 8 January 2026.