All-time weather records — Wichita, KS

Record high
111.0°F
July 27, 2011
Record low
-14.1°F
February 10, 2011
Wettest day
5.33 in
September 9, 2016

Climate change signal in Wichita

61.2%

of Wichita's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (224 of 366 records since 2015).

63.7%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (233 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
2010s
228
236
2020s
138
130

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 2010, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2010-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.0°F — Jan 28, 2013 -9.0°F — Jan 21, 2025 1.30 in — Jan 15, 2017
February 79.0°F — Feb 26, 2024 -14.1°F — Feb 10, 2011 3.24 in — Feb 3, 2012
March 95.0°F — Mar 26, 2026 -0.9°F — Mar 3, 2014 1.88 in — Mar 28, 2017
April 93.9°F — Apr 25, 2012 10.0°F — Apr 16, 2021 2.55 in — Apr 26, 2016
May 100.9°F — May 4, 2014 34.0°F — May 2, 2013 3.15 in — May 31, 2022
June 105.1°F — Jun 26, 2012 46.0°F — Jun 1, 2012 4.71 in — Jun 17, 2025
July 111.0°F — Jul 27, 2011 55.9°F — Jul 1, 2013 5.21 in — Jul 2, 2016
August 109.9°F — Aug 2, 2011 54.0°F — Aug 20, 2012 2.75 in — Aug 25, 2012
September 105.1°F — Sep 1, 2011 39.0°F — Sep 13, 2014 5.33 in — Sep 9, 2016
October 95.0°F — Oct 9, 2021 18.0°F — Oct 31, 2019 3.63 in — Oct 25, 2023
November 84.0°F — Nov 2, 2012 8.1°F — Nov 12, 2019 3.12 in — Nov 2, 2024
December 75.9°F — Dec 15, 2021 -7.1°F — Dec 18, 2016 2.12 in — Dec 19, 2011

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