Wichita, KS: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 65.8°F in Wichita, KS, the warmest 1 January to 10 October on record, in 138 years since 1889; provisional.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 65.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 138, provisional
Precipitation: 27.31 in; Wettest since 2025; 62nd wettest of 138

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Wichita, KS (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.3°F, between 59.8°F and 63.3°F in eight years of ten and 29.79 in of precipitation, between 22.36 in and 39.65 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Wichita, KS since 1889: 65.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 59.8 to 63.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Wichita, 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	65.8	1	78.2	1	53.3	2	27.31	62	0
2025	60.8	57	72	50	49.6	68	37.14	8	0
2024	63.3	7	75.3	6	51.4	21	21.13	106	0
2023	62.8	16	75.2	7	50.4	45	20.20	115	0
2022	62.2	25	75.1	9	49.3	74	25.86	75	0
2021	61.1	48	72.4	45	49.8	63	26.40	70	0
2020	61.8	33	73.3	26	50.3	48	23.46	89	0
2019	61.3	44	71.6	60	51	25	39.63	5	0
2018	62.6	17	74.4	14	50.9	28	26.62	67	0
2017	63.3	7	74.8	11	51.8	10	32.54	30	0
2016	63.8	4	75.4	5	52.2	7	48.74	1	0
2015	62.1	28	73.5	23	50.8	30	35.22	17	0
2014	60.4	67	72.5	42	48.3	110	23.12	92	0
2013	60.6	62	71.9	55	49.3	74	36.51	10	0
2012	65.4	2	77.7	2	53.2	3	23.82	86	0
2011	62.6	17	75.2	7	50.1	53	19.04	119	0
2010	62.1	28	72.6	39	51.6	16	26.55	68	0
2009	60.4	67	71.9	55	48.8	97	34.51	18	0
2008	59.8	88	70.6	89	48.9	88	48.35	2	0
2007	61.8	33	72	50	51.5	18	31.68	32	0
2006	63.7	5	75.9	4	51.4	21	26.45	69	0
2005	61.7	37	72.6	39	50.9	28	34.49	19	0
2004	60.6	62	71.3	70	49.8	63	32.68	29	0
2003	60.1	78	71.1	78	49	80	31.57	33	0
2002	61.3	44	72.9	34	49.7	66	29.11	53	0
2001	61.4	42	72.8	36	50.1	53	23.73	87	0
2000	62.4	21	74	18	50.7	35	26.05	74	0
1999	60.9	54	71.4	66	50.4	45	39.79	4	0
1998	62.4	21	73.1	31	51.7	13	22.48	98	0
1997	59.8	88	70.7	85	48.8	97	30.46	43	0
1996	59.3	106	71	81	47.7	126	23.22	91	0
1995	59.4	101	69.9	107	48.9	88	33.68	23	0
1994	60.7	59	72.5	42	49	80	17.41	125	0
1993	58.6	125	68.3	133	48.9	88	30.80	39	0
1992	61	52	72	50	50	57	28.09	58	0
1991	63	13	74.9	10	51	25	21.29	105	0
1990	62.5	19	74.1	17	50.8	30	16.92	126	0
1989	59.5	96	70.8	84	48.2	114	33.93	22	0
1988	60.1	78	72.1	48	48.1	115	15.75	132	0
1987	61.2	46	72.4	45	50	57	34.22	21	0
1986	62.9	14	74	18	51.7	13	28.63	57	0
1985	59.6	93	70.4	93	48.8	97	31.24	38	0
1984	59.9	85	71.5	63	48.3	110	19.65	117	0
1983	59.3	106	69.5	114	49	80	30.40	45	0
1982	58.7	122	69.8	109	47.5	130	24.89	80	0
1981	62.2	25	74	18	50.5	42	20.36	114	0
1980	61.4	42	72.8	36	49.9	61	16.59	128	0
1979	57.4	136	68.9	125	46	138	21.71	101	0
1978	59.3	106	70.7	85	48	121	19.41	118	0
1977	62	31	73.4	24	50.6	39	32.95	28	0
1976	60.3	72	73.3	26	47.2	135	21.89	100	0
1975	58.3	130	69.7	112	46.9	137	26.18	71	0
1974	59.5	96	71.2	73	47.8	125	20.41	113	0
1973	59.4	101	70.1	101	48.6	101	37.07	9	0
1972	59.5	96	71.6	60	47.3	133	17.74	124	1
1971	58.9	117	70.4	93	47.3	133	20.83	108	0
1970	59.9	85	71.8	58	48.1	115	24.45	82	0
1969	59.1	112	69.4	115	48.9	88	31.29	36	0
1968	59.3	106	71.1	78	47.5	130	27.56	60	0
1967	60.1	78	71.9	55	48.3	110	20.83	108	0
1966	59.8	88	71.6	60	48	121	11.16	137	0
1965	60.3	72	71.4	66	49.3	74	36.29	11	0
1964	61.5	40	73.3	26	49.7	66	25.66	76	0
1963	62	31	73.3	26	50.6	39	24.25	83	0
1962	60.5	64	71.3	70	49.6	68	29.72	51	0
1961	59	114	69.9	107	48.1	115	33.08	27	0
1960	58.3	130	68.5	128	48.1	115	29.78	49	0
1959	59.5	96	70.1	101	49	80	29.78	49	0
1958	59	114	69.1	120	49	80	28.81	55	0
1957	59	114	69.1	120	49	80	33.25	26	0
1956	61.8	33	74.5	12	49.1	78	9.17	138	0
1955	61.6	39	73	32	50.3	48	23.64	88	0
1954	64.1	3	76.3	3	51.8	10	13.13	136	0
1953	62.5	19	73.6	22	51.4	21	14.58	135	0
1952	61.5	40	72.5	42	50.6	39	16.54	130	0
1951	58.4	129	68.4	131	48.4	107	47.27	3	0
1950	58	134	68.5	128	47.5	130	30.59	41	0
1949	58.7	122	68.4	131	49	80	35.72	14	0
1948	59.4	101	70	103	48.9	88	27.48	61	0
1947	60.2	75	71	81	49.3	74	21.32	104	0
1946	63.1	11	74.2	16	52	9	19.00	120	0
1945	59.5	96	69.3	116	49.6	68	35.58	15	0
1944	60.4	67	70.3	95	50.5	42	37.62	7	0
1943	60.2	75	71.5	63	48.9	88	26.06	73	0
1942	59.6	93	70.3	95	48.9	88	36.07	12	0
1941	60.4	67	70.3	95	50.4	45	27.75	59	0
1940	58.5	127	68.5	128	48.5	103	30.50	42	0
1939	62.9	14	74	18	51.8	10	26.83	64	0
1938	63.1	11	73.4	24	52.8	4	30.45	44	0
1937	60	83	69.7	112	50.3	48	23.90	85	0
1936	62.3	23	73.3	26	51.4	21	14.64	134	0
1935	61.1	48	70.6	89	51.5	18	29.80	48	0
1934	63.5	6	74.5	12	52.5	5	18.33	123	0
1933	63.3	7	74.3	15	52.2	7	18.37	122	0
1932	61.1	48	71.2	73	51	25	21.49	102	0
1931	62.3	23	72.1	48	52.4	6	21.33	103	0
1930	61.1	48	71.4	66	50.8	30	20.81	110	0
1929	58.9	117	68.3	133	49.5	71	30.25	46	0
1928	60.7	59	71.3	70	50.1	53	29.24	52	0
1927	59.9	85	69.3	116	50.5	42	33.49	24	0
1926	60.1	78	70	103	50.2	51	26.77	65	0
1925	62.1	28	72.6	39	51.5	18	20.43	112	0
1924	58.2	132	68.2	135	48.1	115	20.72	111	0
1923	60.7	59	70.7	85	50.7	35	28.68	56	0
1922	60.5	64	70.3	95	50.7	35	34.42	20	0
1921	63.2	10	73	32	53.5	1	22.53	97	0
1920	59.3	106	69.2	118	49.4	73	22.76	96	0
1919	60.4	67	70	103	50.8	30	19.99	116	0
1918	59.8	88	70.7	85	48.9	88	26.74	66	0
1917	58.9	117	69.8	109	48	121	15.77	131	0
1916	59.8	88	70	103	49.5	71	23.93	84	0
1915	57.4	136	66.1	138	48.7	100	38.78	6	0
1914	61.7	37	71.8	58	51.6	16	22.14	99	0
1913	60.3	72	70.6	89	50	57	14.78	133	0
1912	56.9	138	66.7	137	47.2	135	26.10	72	0
1911	62.2	25	72.7	38	51.7	13	32.03	31	0
1910	61.2	46	72.2	47	50.1	53	16.59	128	0
1909	60.2	75	71.2	73	49.1	78	21.00	107	0
1908	60.8	57	71.4	66	50.2	51	33.32	25	0
1907	60.1	78	71.2	73	49	80	26.84	63	0
1906	59.1	112	69.8	109	48.4	107	25.63	77	0
1905	58.7	122	69.1	120	48.3	110	30.13	47	0
1904	59.4	101	70.3	95	48.5	103	30.72	40	0
1903	58.8	121	69.1	120	48.5	103	24.62	81	0
1902	58.9	117	68.9	125	48.9	88	36.04	13	0
1901	60.9	54	72	50	49.8	63	23.09	93	0
1900	60.9	54	71.1	78	50.8	30	25.24	79	0
1899	58.2	132	68.9	125	47.6	128	29.04	54	0
1898	60.5	64	71	81	49.9	61	35.37	16	0
1897	61	52	72	50	50	57	23.37	90	0
1896	61.8	33	72.9	34	50.7	35	23.03	94	0
1895	59.3	106	70.3	95	48.4	107	22.83	95	0
1894	60	83	71.5	63	48.6	101	31.26	37	0
1893	59.4	101	71.2	73	47.7	126	16.61	127	0
1892	58.6	125	69.2	118	48.1	115	25.47	78	0
1891	57.7	135	67.9	136	47.6	128	31.32	35	0
1890	59.6	93	70.6	89	48.5	103	18.98	121	0
1889	58.5	127	69.1	120	47.9	124	31.36	34	0
1888									182

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	65.8
2012	65.4
1954	64.1
2016	63.8
2006	63.7
1934	63.5
2024	63.3
2017	63.3
1933	63.3
1921	63.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1912	56.9
1979	57.4
1915	57.4
1891	57.7
1950	58
1924	58.2
1899	58.2
1975	58.3
1960	58.3
1951	58.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	48.74
2008	48.35
1951	47.27
1999	39.79
2019	39.63
1915	38.78
1944	37.62
2025	37.14
1973	37.07
2013	36.51

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1956	9.17
1966	11.16
1954	13.13
1953	14.58
1936	14.64
1913	14.78
1988	15.75
1917	15.77
1952	16.54
1980	16.59
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 108°F; 13 August 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 31 January 2026, 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 5.31 in; 25 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	31.4°F 58th coldest of 138	1.23 in 35th wettest of 138
February	46°F 2nd warmest of 138	0.99 in 66th wettest of 138
March	54.8°F 3rd warmest of 138	1.67 in 62nd driest of 138
April	62.9°F 5th warmest of 138	0.93 in 21st driest of 138
May	68.6°F 23rd warmest of 138	3.36 in 59th driest of 138
June	77.2°F 40th warmest of 138	12.37 in 2nd wettest of 138
July	83.4°F 24th warmest of 139	0.32 in 8th driest of 139
August	85.2°F 6th warmest of 139	0.43 in 9th driest of 139
September	80.6°F Warmest of 139	4.80 in 26th wettest of 139
October so far	68.3°F 20th warmest of 139	1.21 in 37th wettest of 139

Hot days and freezes

Wichita, KS has had 101 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 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 10 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 10 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).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
14 September	Warmest day	101°F	100°F 1893	Provisional
9 September	Warmest day	103°F	102°F 1970	Provisional
8 September	Warmest day	104°F	101°F 2013, 1985	Provisional
7 September	Warmest day	104°F	103°F 1947	Provisional
30 August	Warmest day	106°F	105°F 1939	Provisional
16 May	Warmest day	95°F	91°F 2001, 1996, 1931	Provisional
15 May	Warmest day	93°F	92°F 1966, 1963	Provisional
30 March	Warmest day	84°F	83°F 1917	Provisional
26 March	Warmest day	95°F	83°F 1918	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	93°F	92°F 1916	Provisional
20 March	Warmest day	90°F	89°F 2017	Provisional
16 February	Warmest day	73°F	72°F 2017, 1898	Provisional
6 January	Warmest day	66°F	63°F 1903	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 27.31 in of precipitation in Wichita, KS, the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, 62nd wettest of 138.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: 108°F on Thursday 13 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: a low of -6°F on Saturday 31 January 2026 and Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Wichita, KS: 5.31 in on Thursday 25 June 2026.