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Dodge City, KS

37.771°N, 99.969°W · station DDCthr · 153 years of record
69°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Dodge City.
72°WED9/272°THU9/371°FRI9/472°SAT9/571°SUN9/669°MON9/769°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Dodge City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#133 / 151
coldest Sep 7 in 151 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

36°F
set in 1898

Mildest Sep 7 ever

76°F
set in 1941
Forecast low 69°F — 133rd coldest Sep 7 of 151 years · record 36°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
1875: 65°F1876: 65°F1877: 60°F1878: 59°F1879: 55°F1880: 63°F1881: 44°F1882: 59°F1883: 60°F1884: 64°F1885: 59°F1886: 66°F1887: 64°F1888: 58°F1889: 58°F1890: 52°F1891: 56°F1892: 56°F1893: 64°F1894: 60°F1895: 59°F1896: 54°F1897: 63°F1898: 36°F1899: 62°F1900: 67°F1901: 68°F1902: 59°F1903: 64°F1904: 54°F1905: 61°F1906: 62°F1907: 63°F1908: 60°F1909: 59°F1910: 65°F1911: 57°F1912: 63°F1913: 64°F1914: 68°F1915: 59°F1916: 72°F1917: 70°F1918: 47°F1919: 67°F1920: 61°F1921: 62°F1922: 69°F1923: 52°F1924: 62°F1925: 64°F1926: 68°F1927: 67°F1928: 60°F1929: 46°F1930: 66°F1931: 70°F1932: 60°F1933: 68°F1934: 50°F1935: 63°F1936: 71°F1937: 67°F1938: 68°F1939: 75°F1940: 67°F1941: 76°F1942: 60°F1943: 53°F1944: 52°F1945: 65°F1946: 65°F1947: 72°F1948: 66°F1949: 58°F1950: 49°F1951: 60°F1952: 64°F1953: 59°F1954: 59°F1955: 54°F1956: 42°F1957: 48°F1958: 59°F1959: 67°F1960: 69°F1961: 63°F1962: 63°F1963: 67°F1964: 71°F1965: 60°F1966: 54°F1967: 57°F1968: 55°F1969: 67°F1970: 54°F1971: 70°F1972: 67°F1973: 61°F1974: 57°F1975: 62°F1976: 70°F1977: 63°F1978: 66°F1979: 63°F1980: 69°F1981: 61°F1982: 63°F1983: 65°F1984: 68°F1985: 69°F1986: 46°F1987: 59°F1988: 51°F1989: 69°F1990: 64°F1991: 68°F1992: 57°F1993: 56°F1994: 58°F1995: 58°F1996: 62°F1997: 68°F1998: 69°F1999: 70°F2000: 67°F2001: 55°F2002: 63°F2003: 60°F2004: 50°F2005: 65°F2006: 54°F2007: 61°F2008: 54°F2009: 66°F2010: 56°F2011: 60°F2012: 62°F2013: 66°F2014: 49°F2015: 63°F2016: 70°F2017: 54°F2018: 63°F2019: 61°F2020: 69°F2021: 58°F2022: 61°F2023: 63°F2024: 59°F2025: 57°F69° forecast35404550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 769°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#133 of 151
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-26°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dodge City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 31, 1989-20°FJan 19, 1883
Feb88°FFeb 18, 2016-26°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar98°FMar 19, 1907-15°FMar 11, 1948
Apr100°FApr 22, 19899°FApr 2, 1936
May106°FMay 29, 201119°FMay 1, 1909
Jun111°FJun 27, 201236°FJun 2, 1917
Jul109°FJul 31, 193446°FJul 10, 1905
Aug109°FAug 12, 193643°FAug 30, 1915
Sep107°FSep 1, 201129°FSep 30, 1985
Oct101°FOct 17, 201610°FOct 27, 1878
Nov91°FNov 8, 1980-13°FNov 27, 1887
Dec86°FDec 24, 1955-21°FDec 22, 1989
All-time111°FJun 27, 2012-26°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Dodge City so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 13, 2022

Coldest high ever

-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 13, 1875
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan52°FJan 8, 1876-13°FJan 13, 1875
Feb52°FFeb 24, 1880-5°FFeb 3, 1883
Mar58°FMar 25, 20045°FMar 2, 2014
Apr67°FApr 22, 202225°FApr 7, 1938
May74°FMay 29, 202238°FMay 3, 1907
Jun83°FJun 13, 202248°FJun 3, 1919
Jul81°FJul 1, 193358°FJul 10, 1895
Aug81°FAug 14, 193657°FAug 20, 1950
Sep79°FSep 14, 193138°FSep 29, 1985
Oct72°FOct 3, 195423°FOct 30, 1991
Nov62°FNov 9, 20229°FNov 24, 1880
Dec56°FDec 28, 1984-4°FDec 21, 1983
All-time83°FJun 13, 2022-13°FJan 13, 1875

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

105 days
record run, ended Mar 5 1993

So far in 2026

61 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Dodge City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 45°FJan: 20°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 23°FMar: 59°FMar: 31°FApr: 68°FApr: 40°FMay: 78°FMay: 51°FJun: 88°FJun: 62°FJul: 93°FJul: 66°FAug: 91°FAug: 65°FSep: 83°FSep: 56°FOct: 70°FOct: 43°FNov: 56°FNov: 30°FDec: 45°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:10 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight13h 00m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.77°N, 99.97°W

Nearby Stations

Wichita, KS139 mi ESalina, KS144 mi NEGoodland, KS144 mi NWBorger, TX163 mi SWMcCook, NE171 mi NConcordia, KS175 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Dodge City's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Dodge City, KS — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Dodge City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Dodge City, KS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Dodge City, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Dodge City, KS daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Dodge City — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 147th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 77. Record: 100 in 2013.

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