39.297°N, 94.731°W · station MCIthr · 139 years of record
72°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Kansas City.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Kansas City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#135 / 138
coldest Sep 2 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
49°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
78°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 77°F — 135th coldest Sep 2 of 138 years · record 49°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#137 / 138
coldest Sep 3 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
45°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
78°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 78°F — 137th coldest Sep 3 of 138 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#133 / 138
coldest Sep 4 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
44°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
80°F
set in 1954
Forecast low 76°F — 133rd coldest Sep 4 of 138 years · record 44°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#132 / 138
coldest Sep 5 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
46°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 5 ever
80°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 75°F — 132nd coldest Sep 5 of 138 years · record 46°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#123 / 138
coldest Sep 6 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
45°F
set in 2025
Mildest Sep 6 ever
80°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 74°F — 123rd coldest Sep 6 of 138 years · record 45°F (2025) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#112 / 137
coldest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
43°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
81°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 72°F — 112th coldest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 43°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#118 / 138
coldest Sep 8 in 138 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
43°F
set in 1986
Mildest Sep 8 ever
77°F
set in 1938
Forecast low 72°F — 118th coldest Sep 8 of 138 years · record 43°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Kansas City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 24, 1950
-20°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
83°FFeb 29, 1972
-22°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 21, 2026
-10°FMar 4, 1978
Apr
95°FApr 29, 1910
12°FApr 3, 1975
May
103°FMay 30, 1934
27°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
108°FJun 23, 1934
42°FJun 4, 1990
Jul
112°FJul 13, 1954
51°FJul 5, 1997
Aug
113°FAug 14, 1936
43°FAug 28, 1986
Sep
109°FSep 3, 1947
31°FSep 22, 1995
Oct
98°FOct 7, 1939
17°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
83°FNov 6, 1915
1°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
74°FDec 6, 1939
-23°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
113°FAug 14, 1936
-23°FDec 22, 1989
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Kansas City so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°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
87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 3, 1930
Coldest high ever
-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 21, 1921
-6°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
63°FFeb 10, 1932
-4°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
70°FMar 26, 1907
5°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
72°FApr 22, 1925
28°FApr 4, 1920
May
78°FMay 30, 1934
39°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
86°FJun 29, 1936
52°FJun 1, 1892
Jul
86°FJul 18, 1954
64°FJul 6, 1979
Aug
87°FAug 3, 1930
63°FAug 15, 1979
Sep
82°FSep 15, 1931
45°FSep 26, 1926
Oct
75°FOct 3, 1954
26°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1938
17°FNov 28, 1976
Dec
60°FDec 24, 1889
-8°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
87°FAug 3, 1930
-8°FDec 22, 1989
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
83 days
record run, ended Mar 10 1978
So far in 2026
48 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Kansas City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Kansas 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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Kansas City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.