39.072°N, 95.626°W · station TOPthr · 140 years of record
74°F
COLDEST SEP 6 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 6
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Topeka.
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
#136 / 139
coldest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
45°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 2 ever
80°F
set in 2011
Forecast low 77°F — 136th coldest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 45°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#140 / 139
coldest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
43°F
set in 1891
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 78°F — 140th coldest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 43°F (1891) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#138 / 139
coldest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
78°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 77°F — 138th coldest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 39°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#138 / 139
coldest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
40°F
set in 1889
Mildest Sep 5 ever
76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 76°F — 138th coldest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 40°F (1889) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Ranks
#132 / 139
coldest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
41°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 74°F — 132nd coldest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 41°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 28, 2015
-23°FJan 19, 1892
Feb
84°FFeb 29, 1972
-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
96°FMar 26, 2026
-7°FMar 4, 1978
Apr
97°FApr 6, 1893
10°FApr 3, 1975
May
103°FMay 30, 1934
26°FMay 1, 1963
Jun
109°FJun 19, 1936
36°FJun 2, 1888
Jul
114°FJul 24, 1936
43°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
113°FAug 13, 1936
40°FAug 24, 1891
Sep
110°FSep 3, 1947
29°FSep 23, 1983
Oct
97°FOct 7, 1939
16°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
85°FNov 8, 1980
-5°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
77°FDec 6, 1939
-26°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
114°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
54°FJan 25, 1944
-6°FJan 14, 1888
Feb
59°FFeb 10, 1932
-5°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
69°FMar 26, 1907
8°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
75°FApr 7, 1893
27°FApr 4, 1920
May
78°FMay 10, 2022
42°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
82°FJun 25, 1911
55°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
85°FJul 14, 1980
65°FJul 1, 1943
Aug
85°FAug 3, 1930
61°FAug 25, 1887
Sep
81°FSep 15, 1931
44°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
76°FOct 3, 1954
28°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
64°FNov 7, 1915
9°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
62°FDec 28, 1984
-7°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
85°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.