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Topeka, KS

39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
74°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Topeka.
77°WED9/278°THU9/377°FRI9/476°SAT9/574°SUN9/674°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#129 / 139
coldest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

44°F
set in 1950

Mildest Sep 6 ever

78°F
set in 1970
Forecast low 74°F — 129th coldest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 44°F (1950) · coldest since 2025.
1887: 70°F1888: 60°F1889: 46°F1890: 70°F1891: 51°F1892: 52°F1893: 65°F1894: 66°F1895: 66°F1896: 54°F1897: 67°F1898: 52°F1899: 71°F1900: 75°F1901: 67°F1902: 52°F1903: 64°F1904: 54°F1905: 58°F1906: 65°F1907: 61°F1908: 64°F1909: 60°F1910: 57°F1911: 70°F1912: 70°F1913: 73°F1914: 72°F1915: 67°F1916: 76°F1917: 69°F1918: 48°F1919: 66°F1920: 56°F1921: 58°F1922: 75°F1923: 61°F1924: 56°F1925: 74°F1926: 58°F1927: 65°F1928: 52°F1929: 58°F1930: 66°F1931: 74°F1932: 58°F1933: 67°F1934: 52°F1935: 56°F1936: 75°F1937: 66°F1938: 72°F1939: 77°F1940: 65°F1941: 69°F1942: 68°F1943: 58°F1944: 62°F1945: 66°F1946: 66°F1947: 63°F1948: 60°F1949: 60°F1950: 44°F1951: 60°F1952: 58°F1953: 56°F1954: 70°F1955: 56°F1956: 55°F1957: 59°F1958: 64°F1959: 74°F1960: 66°F1961: 60°F1962: 53°F1963: 58°F1964: 63°F1965: 70°F1966: 55°F1967: 56°F1968: 47°F1969: 72°F1970: 78°F1971: 63°F1972: 53°F1973: 49°F1974: 52°F1975: 50°F1976: 66°F1977: 61°F1978: 66°F1979: 65°F1980: 72°F1981: 64°F1982: 65°F1983: 62°F1984: 50°F1985: 77°F1986: 52°F1987: 67°F1988: 51°F1989: 66°F1990: 70°F1991: 58°F1992: 63°F1993: 54°F1994: 57°F1995: 71°F1996: 64°F1997: 64°F1998: 76°F1999: 56°F2000: 64°F2001: 70°F2002: 69°F2003: 56°F2004: 67°F2005: 61°F2006: 56°F2007: 72°F2008: 50°F2009: 57°F2010: 69°F2011: 45°F2012: 68°F2013: 68°F2014: 56°F2015: 73°F2016: 72°F2017: 48°F2018: 69°F2019: 65°F2020: 64°F2021: 59°F2022: 59°F2023: 58°F2024: 60°F2025: 47°F74° forecast40455055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 674°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#129 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°FJan 28, 2015-23°FJan 19, 1892
Feb84°FFeb 29, 1972-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar96°FMar 26, 2026-7°FMar 4, 1978
Apr97°FApr 6, 189310°FApr 3, 1975
May103°FMay 30, 193426°FMay 1, 1963
Jun109°FJun 19, 193636°FJun 2, 1888
Jul114°FJul 24, 193643°FJul 5, 1972
Aug113°FAug 13, 193640°FAug 24, 1891
Sep110°FSep 3, 194729°FSep 23, 1983
Oct97°FOct 7, 193916°FOct 28, 1925
Nov85°FNov 8, 1980-5°FNov 27, 1887
Dec77°FDec 6, 1939-26°FDec 23, 1989
All-time114°FJul 24, 1936-26°FDec 23, 1989

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 1930

Coldest high ever

-7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 25, 1944-6°FJan 14, 1888
Feb59°FFeb 10, 1932-5°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar69°FMar 26, 19078°FMar 2, 2014
Apr75°FApr 7, 189327°FApr 4, 1920
May78°FMay 10, 202242°FMay 5, 1944
Jun82°FJun 25, 191155°FJun 1, 1903
Jul85°FJul 14, 198065°FJul 1, 1943
Aug85°FAug 3, 193061°FAug 25, 1887
Sep81°FSep 15, 193144°FSep 29, 1985
Oct76°FOct 3, 195428°FOct 29, 1925
Nov64°FNov 7, 19159°FNov 27, 1887
Dec62°FDec 28, 1984-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time85°FAug 3, 1930-7°FDec 22, 1989

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: 62°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:51 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 17 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 Sep 6 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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