Kansas · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Wichita, KS

37.648°N, 97.430°W · station ICTthr · 139 years of record
69°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wichita.
69°TUE7/1469°WED7/1571°THU7/1674°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1877°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#51 / 138
coldest Jul 14 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

52°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

80°F
set in 1934

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Wichita. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5266801888: 74°F1889: 64°F1890: 78°F1891: 66°F1892: 75°F1893: 74°F1894: 67°F1895: 68°F1896: 68°F1897: 65°F1898: 57°F1899: 71°F1900: 72°F1901: 75°F1902: 71°F1903: 69°F1904: 66°F1905: 70°F1906: 66°F1907: 67°F1908: 70°F1909: 63°F1910: 72°F1911: 69°F1912: 76°F1913: 78°F1914: 76°F1915: 75°F1916: 75°F1917: 70°F1918: 71°F1919: 72°F1920: 71°F1921: 74°F1922: 68°F1923: 71°F1924: 69°F1925: 67°F1926: 60°F1927: 64°F1928: 68°F1929: 73°F1930: 66°F1931: 75°F1932: 74°F1933: 73°F1934: 80°F1935: 70°F1936: 77°F1937: 67°F1938: 74°F1939: 78°F1940: 59°F1941: 64°F1942: 72°F1943: 68°F1944: 65°F1945: 66°F1946: 71°F1947: 76°F1948: 69°F1949: 68°F1950: 55°F1951: 65°F1952: 72°F1953: 63°F1954: 80°F1955: 69°F1956: 76°F1957: 72°F1958: 75°F1959: 66°F1960: 68°F1961: 67°F1962: 70°F1963: 72°F1964: 59°F1965: 71°F1966: 78°F1967: 52°F1968: 73°F1969: 74°F1970: 75°F1971: 70°F1972: 67°F1973: 65°F1974: 73°F1975: 62°F1976: 65°F1977: 74°F1978: 70°F1979: 74°F1980: 79°F1981: 77°F1982: 72°F1983: 69°F1984: 64°F1985: 76°F1986: 73°F1987: 53°F1988: 72°F1989: 70°F1990: 52°F1991: 66°F1992: 70°F1993: 71°F1994: 68°F1995: 73°F1996: 69°F1997: 72°F1998: 73°F1999: 68°F2000: 66°F2001: 67°F2002: 67°F2003: 74°F2004: 70°F2005: 70°F2006: 73°F2007: 68°F2008: 61°F2009: 76°F2010: 78°F2011: 76°F2012: 69°F2013: 69°F2014: 68°F2015: 78°F2016: 75°F2017: 72°F2018: 70°F2019: 73°F2020: 72°F2021: 72°F2022: 67°F2023: 70°F2024: 75°F2025: 68°F69° forecast188820251967

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1469°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#51 of 138
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wichita in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1967-15°F1912
Feb87°F1996-22°F1899
Mar95°F2026-3°F1943
Apr98°F189315°F1936
May102°F201427°F1909
Jun110°F198043°F1969
Jul113°F195451°F1972
Aug114°F193645°F1893
Sep108°F194731°F1984
Oct97°F200614°F1917
Nov86°F20061°F1975
Dec83°F1955-16°F1989
All-time114°F1936-22°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Wichita so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

73 days
record run, ended Feb 7 1984

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Wichita's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 22°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 26°FMar: 59°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 78°FMay: 56°FJun: 88°FJun: 66°FJul: 93°FJul: 70°FAug: 91°FAug: 69°FSep: 83°FSep: 60°FOct: 71°FOct: 47°FNov: 57°FNov: 35°FDec: 46°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:52 PM
Solar noon12:35 PM
Daylight14h 33m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.65°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Salina, KS79 mi NStillwater, OK104 mi STulsa, OK131 mi SEConcordia, KS132 mi NTopeka, KS138 mi NEDodge City, KS139 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Wichita'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.
Wichita, KS — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Wichita's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Wichita, KS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Wichita, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wichita, KS daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Wichita — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
46 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 135th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 64. Record: 83 in 1971.

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