Kansas · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Topeka, KS

39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Topeka.
66°TUE7/1469°WED7/1572°THU7/1675°FRI7/1777°SAT7/1877°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#40 / 139
coldest Jul 14 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

51°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1913

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Topeka. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5164781887: 69°F1888: 73°F1889: 75°F1890: 76°F1891: 60°F1892: 76°F1893: 74°F1894: 65°F1895: 69°F1896: 69°F1897: 64°F1898: 60°F1899: 71°F1900: 73°F1901: 75°F1902: 72°F1903: 66°F1904: 68°F1905: 68°F1906: 66°F1907: 70°F1908: 70°F1909: 66°F1910: 65°F1911: 64°F1912: 76°F1913: 78°F1914: 72°F1915: 64°F1916: 73°F1917: 65°F1918: 69°F1919: 74°F1920: 66°F1921: 71°F1922: 66°F1923: 70°F1924: 64°F1925: 67°F1926: 59°F1927: 67°F1928: 65°F1929: 73°F1930: 60°F1931: 74°F1932: 75°F1933: 70°F1934: 76°F1935: 68°F1936: 74°F1937: 74°F1938: 73°F1939: 75°F1940: 55°F1941: 62°F1942: 74°F1943: 66°F1944: 61°F1945: 68°F1946: 71°F1947: 65°F1948: 66°F1949: 66°F1950: 52°F1951: 62°F1952: 70°F1953: 61°F1954: 75°F1955: 69°F1956: 69°F1957: 70°F1958: 72°F1959: 65°F1960: 67°F1961: 60°F1962: 75°F1963: 66°F1964: 56°F1965: 65°F1966: 77°F1967: 53°F1968: 73°F1969: 73°F1970: 72°F1971: 67°F1972: 66°F1973: 62°F1974: 72°F1975: 51°F1976: 67°F1977: 71°F1978: 63°F1979: 78°F1980: 78°F1981: 75°F1982: 72°F1983: 71°F1984: 60°F1985: 72°F1986: 77°F1987: 52°F1988: 70°F1989: 68°F1990: 51°F1991: 61°F1992: 69°F1993: 71°F1994: 66°F1995: 78°F1996: 62°F1997: 67°F1998: 72°F1999: 67°F2000: 64°F2001: 60°F2002: 59°F2003: 72°F2004: 78°F2005: 67°F2006: 69°F2007: 63°F2008: 55°F2009: 74°F2010: 74°F2011: 74°F2012: 70°F2013: 70°F2014: 60°F2015: 75°F2016: 69°F2017: 71°F2018: 72°F2019: 69°F2020: 69°F2021: 76°F2022: 70°F2023: 67°F2024: 76°F2025: 65°F66° forecast188720251975

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1466°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#40 of 139
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-26°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Topeka in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F2015-23°F1892
Feb84°F1972-25°F1899
Mar96°F2026-7°F1978
Apr97°F189310°F1975
May103°F193426°F1963
Jun109°F193636°F1888
Jul114°F193643°F1972
Aug113°F193640°F1891
Sep110°F194729°F1983
Oct97°F193916°F1925
Nov85°F1980-5°F1887
Dec77°F1939-26°F1989
All-time114°F1936-26°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Topeka 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 (96°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Mar 12 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Topeka's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 70°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 20°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 24°FMar: 57°FMar: 34°FApr: 67°FApr: 44°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 86°FJun: 65°FJul: 90°FJul: 69°FAug: 89°FAug: 67°FSep: 81°FSep: 57°FOct: 69°FOct: 45°FNov: 55°FNov: 33°FDec: 44°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:49 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight14h 41m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.07°N, 95.63°W

Nearby Stations

Kansas City, MO50 mi ESalina, KS110 mi WConcordia, KS113 mi WLincoln, NE136 mi NWWichita, KS138 mi SWOmaha, NE155 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Topeka's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Topeka, KS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Topeka, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Topeka, KS daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Topeka — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
63 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 110th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 70. Record: 87 in 1950.

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