Wichita, KS: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Wichita, KS: 114°F on Wednesday 12 August 1936.

The record begins: 1888

All-time records

Hottest day: 114°F; 12 August 1936
Coldest night: -22°F; 12 February 1899
Wettest day: 10.31 in; 12 September 2008
Warmest night: 86°F; 13 August 1936
Coldest day: -11°F; 11 February 1899

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Wichita, KS by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 140, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 56, in the 1950s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	2
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	24	31	10
1920s	63	55	10
1930s	140	43	10
1940s	31	47	10
1950s	87	56	10
1960s	36	50	10
1970s	34	50	10
1980s	51	40	10
1990s	27	21	10
2000s	34	17	10
2010s	48	19	10
2020s	33	8	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	75°F 8 January 2002, 22 January 1967	-15°F 12 January 1912	1.82 in 4 January 2005
February	87°F 22 February 1996	-22°F 12 February 1899	2.86 in 3 February 2012
March	95°F 26 March 2026	-3°F 11 March 1948, 7 March 1943	2.59 in 26 March 1961
April	98°F 6 April 1893	15°F 3 April 1975, 3 April 1936	6.03 in 22 April 1944
May	102°F 4 May 2014	27°F 1 May 1909	3.98 in 31 May 1908
June	110°F 30 June 1980	43°F 2 June 1969	6.82 in 8 June 1923
July	113°F 14 July 1954	51°F 13 July 1975, 5 July 1972	5.72 in 2 July 2016
August	114°F 12 August 1936	45°F 29 August 1893	5.53 in 15 August 1938
September	108°F 2 September 2000, 3 September 1947	31°F 30 September 1984	10.31 in 12 September 2008
October	97°F 1 October 2006	14°F 30 October 1917	5.79 in 31 October 1998
November	86°F 2 November 2012, 8 November 2006	1°F 26 November 1975	3.68 in 11 November 1922
December	83°F 24 December 1955	-16°F 22 December 1989	2.81 in 4 December 1944

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	52 days	23 June to 13 August 1980	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	24 days	23 January to 15 February 1895	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	14.43 in	June 1923
Driest month	0.00 in	October 1952
Wettest year	53.82 in	2008
Driest year	12.15 in	1966

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Wichita, KS: a low of -22°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Wichita, KS: 10.31 in on Friday 12 September 2008.
The warmest night on record in Wichita, KS: a low of 86°F on Thursday 13 August 1936.
The coldest day on record in Wichita, KS: a high of -11°F on Saturday 11 February 1899.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Wichita, KS: 52 days, from Monday 23 June to Wednesday 13 August 1980.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Wichita, KS: 24 days, from Wednesday 23 January to Friday 15 February 1895.
The wettest month on record in Wichita, KS: June 1923, with 14.43 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Wichita, KS: October 1952, with 0.00 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Wichita, KS: 2008, with 53.82 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Wichita, KS: 1966, with 12.15 in of precipitation.

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