Wichita, KS

4 October 2026: Fall 2026 so far averaged 78.9°F in Wichita, KS, tying the record for the warmest 1 September to 4 October, set in 1931, in 139 years since 1888; provisional.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 81°F; Warmest since 2025; 52nd warmest of 139
Low: 56°F; Warmest since 2025; 57th warmest of 139

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

Every 4 October high in Wichita, KS since 1888: 81°F in 2026; the highest is 95°F, in 1954 and 1898.

Normal range, 67.9 to 89°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October low in Wichita, KS since 1888: 56°F in 2026; the lowest is 35°F, in 1999.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	81	56
2025	86	66
2024	84	59
2023	77	63
2022	87	51
2021	84	48
2020	71	36
2019	67	55
2018	70	53
2017	73	63
2016	82	56
2015	74	53
2014	73	37
2013	90	55
2012	65	53
2011	90	58
2010	71	42
2009	68	50
2008	83	59
2007	89	66
2006	76	61
2005	87	71
2004	77	57
2003	68	46
2002	68	51
2001	84	50
2000	69	57
1999	63	35
1998	81	61
1997	89	62
1996	74	51
1995	78	50
1994	80	63
1993	87	51
1992	83	48
1991	68	43
1990	83	50
1989	76	48
1988	62	48
1987	78	46
1986	62	52
1985	63	44
1984	74	61
1983	74	47
1982	89	50
1981	86	59
1980	76	51
1979	70	43
1978	82	46
1977	75	51
1976	70	52
1975	79	39
1974	79	61
1973	66	48
1972	82	45
1971	79	46
1970	82	46
1969	83	69
1968	68	36
1967	88	68
1966	68	47
1965	71	54
1964	70	42
1963	93	56
1962	77	57
1961	80	47
1960	84	57
1959	56	52
1958	87	49
1957	82	56
1956	84	55
1955	77	64
1954	95	61
1953	63	53
1952	70	53
1951	81	58
1950	59	38
1949	79	60
1948	76	52
1947	91	58
1946	75	64
1945	58	52
1944	65	57
1943	70	45
1942	78	53
1941	80	59
1940	87	66
1939	86	68
1938	91	64
1937	87	61
1936	78	59
1935	63	44
1934	77	56
1933	82	53
1932	57	40
1931	89	69
1930	77	60
1929	68	55
1928	92	65
1927	76	50
1926	70	51
1925	70	57
1924	87	54
1923	71	58
1922	85	62
1921	74	50
1920	87	62
1919	75	57
1918	89	64
1917	88	58
1916	88	67
1915	59	45
1914	69	58
1913	74	67
1912	88	54
1911	71	55
1910	80	47
1909	89	61
1908	77	55
1907	73	56
1906	78	57
1905	82	57
1904	89	65
1903	72	54
1902	48	41
1901	60	45
1900	89	68
1899	64	51
1898	95	66
1897	88	60
1896	80	56
1895	69	51
1894	71	47
1893	79	53
1892	80	58
1891	64	38
1890	74	58
1889	82	50
1888	82	55

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	86°FRecord 95°F, 1939	55°FRecord 33°F, 1952
7 October	Record 93°F, 1939	Record 31°F, 1952

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Wichita, KS, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the tied 63rd warmest of 139.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	1954	78.8
2	1898	78.6
3	2006	78
4	1900	76.8
5	1938	76.4
6	2005	76.1
7	1997	75.8
8	1919	75.5
9	1931	75.3
10	2025	74.9
10	2023	74.9
12	1969	74.6
12	1967	74.6
14	2018	74.5
14	1951	74.5
16	2013	74.4
17	1897	73.9
18	2000	73.3
18	1947	73.3
18	1909	73.3
21	2017	73
21	1994	73
23	1916	72.3
24	1937	72.1
25	1956	71.8
26	1922	71.6
27	1928	71.4
28	1963	71.1
28	1910	71.1
28	1903	71.1
31	1940	70.9
31	1917	70.9
31	1913	70.9
31	1911	70.9
31	1892	70.9
36	2007	70.3
37	1983	70
38	1953	69.8
39	1960	69.6
40	1904	69.5
41	1939	69.4
42	1896	69.3
43	2024	69.1
43	1925	69.1
43	1918	69.1
46	2016	68.9
46	2002	68.9
48	1889	68.8
49	2022	68.4
49	1924	68.4
49	1907	68.4
52	2019	68.3
52	2011	68.3
52	1930	68.3
55	1991	68
56	1949	67.9
57	1982	67.8
58	1976	67.6
59	2001	67.5
59	1957	67.5
61	1992	66.6
61	1914	66.6
63	2026	66.3
63	1971	66.3
63	1946	66.3
66	1948	66.1
67	1972	66
68	1952	65.9
68	1926	65.9
70	1990	65.8
70	1978	65.8
70	1941	65.8
70	1905	65.8
74	2021	65.6
74	1912	65.6
76	1955	65.5
77	1942	65.3
77	1920	65.3
79	1986	65.1
80	1973	64.9
81	1970	64.8
81	1929	64.8
83	1934	64.6
84	2008	64.5
84	1984	64.5
84	1899	64.5
87	1981	64.4
87	1908	64.4
89	1923	64.3
90	1993	64
91	1980	63.4
92	1989	62.9
93	1974	62.8
93	1964	62.8
93	1933	62.8
96	2015	62.6
96	1891	62.6
98	2012	62.5
98	1998	62.5
100	1906	62.4
101	1936	62.3
101	1901	62.3
101	1888	62.3
104	1927	62.1
104	1893	62.1
106	2014	61.9
106	1890	61.9
108	1962	61.8
108	1921	61.8
110	2004	61.4
110	1995	61.4
110	1977	61.4
110	1935	61.4
110	1915	61.4
115	1979	61
116	1966	60.9
117	1968	60.8
118	1996	60.6
118	1943	60.6
118	1932	60.6
118	1894	60.6
122	1965	60
123	1988	59.1
124	1987	58.5
125	1944	58.4
126	2010	58.1
127	1958	57.8
128	1895	57.6
129	1945	57.5
130	1950	57.3
131	1961	56.6
132	2009	56.4
133	2020	56.1
134	1975	55.8
135	1959	54.1
136	2003	53.8
137	1985	53.3
138	1999	52.8
139	1902	50.1

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Wichita, 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	75	62	97	2006	31	1985	79.5	52.5
2 October 2026	72	56	95	2006	36	1975	82	52
3 October 2026	75	53	96	2006	37	2009	81	51.5
4 October 2026	81	56	95	1954	35	1999	75	53

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Wichita, KS since 1888.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	1954	95
1	1898	95
3	1963	93
4	1928	92
5	1947	91
5	1938	91
7	2013	90
7	2011	90
9	2007	89
9	1997	89
9	1982	89
9	1931	89
9	1918	89
9	1909	89
9	1904	89
9	1900	89
17	1967	88
17	1917	88
17	1916	88
17	1912	88

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Wichita, KS since 1888.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1999	35
2	2020	36
2	1968	36
4	2014	37
5	1950	38
5	1891	38
7	1975	39
8	1932	40
9	1902	41
10	2010	42
10	1964	42
12	1991	43
12	1979	43
14	1985	44
14	1935	44
16	1972	45
16	1943	45
16	1915	45
16	1901	45
20	2003	46

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Wichita, KS since 1888.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	2017	1.97
2	1954	1.37
3	1959	1.14
4	1955	0.85
5	2023	0.71
6	1942	0.62
7	1944	0.61
8	1914	0.37
9	2016	0.34
10	2019	0.31
10	2013	0.31
12	1913	0.28
13	1976	0.24
14	1904	0.22
15	1902	0.20
16	1998	0.17
17	2018	0.15
18	1895	0.13
19	1929	0.11
20	1946	0.08

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 81°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 4 October since 2025, tied 52nd warmest of 139 (with 1998 and 1951).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 4 October night since 2025, tied 57th warmest of 139 (with 2016, 1963, 1957 and 3 other years).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 86°F in Wichita, KS, which would be the warmest 6 October since 2020, tied 16th warmest of 139 (with 2010, 1949 and 1892) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 55°F in Wichita, KS, which would be the warmest 6 October night since 2025, tied 50th warmest of 139 (with 2021, 1992, 1936 and 2 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Wichita, KS on 6 October: record high 95°F (1939), record low 33°F (1952).
Wichita, KS on 7 October: record high 93°F (1939), record low 31°F (1952).
October 2026 so far averaged 66.3°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 1 to 4 October since 2025, tied 63rd warmest of 139 (with 1971 and 1946).
October 2026 so far brought 1.21 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest 1 to 4 October since 2019, 18th wettest of 139.
Fall 2026 so far brought 6.01 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest 1 September to 4 October since 2016, 22nd wettest of 139.
2026 so far averaged 65.7°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 1 January to 4 October since 2012, 2nd warmest of 138.
2026 so far brought 27.31 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest 1 January to 4 October since 2025, 57th wettest of 138.
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 6.01 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2025, 122nd driest of 139.
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 6.43 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2024, 81st driest of 139.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 6.76 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2023, 42nd driest of 139.
Wichita, KS has had 101 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most on record by that date, in 138 years since 1889; provisional.
Wichita, KS has had 29 days at 100°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2012, 10th most of 138.
Wichita, KS has had 46 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 135th most of 138 (with 1946).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Wichita, KS came on Tuesday 17 March 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 132nd latest of 138 (with 1935).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Wichita, KS run from 1888 to 4 October 2026, with 4 days missing; current station WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Wichita, KS, 1888 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.