Wichita, KS

Kansas · Records since 1888–2026

☁️ 68°F
Currently in Wichita
As of 9:15 PM CDT

Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

97°F

September 26, 1904

+17° from 80° normal

❄ Record Low

36°F

September 26, 1942

-20° from 56° normal
🌞 Normal high: 80°F 🌑 Normal low: 56°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Wichita

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 12, 1936
❄
-22°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
10.31"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 12, 2008
☃
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 18, 1962

First & Last Dates — Wichita

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
244 days
Longest growing season
1946
147 days
Shortest growing season
1995
198 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 97°F September 26, 1904
2 96°F September 26, 2021
3 95°F September 26, 1898
4 94°F September 26, 2023
5 94°F September 26, 2020
6 94°F September 26, 1953
7 94°F September 26, 1907
8 94°F September 26, 1897
9 93°F September 26, 2013
10 93°F September 26, 1990

Top 5 Record Lows — September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 36°F September 26, 1942
2 39°F September 26, 1985
3 40°F September 26, 2000
4 40°F September 26, 1975
5 40°F September 26, 1934
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1888–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Wichita

threshold: 100°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
104°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
75
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1888–2026
101
2026 so far
60
Avg/year 1970–2025
72
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
101
Most in a year (1954)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Wichita

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 7, 1936 – Aug 26, 1936 20 114°F (Aug 12) 105°F 81°F
2 Jul 3, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 18 112°F (Jul 12) 108°F 79°F
3 Aug 19, 2000 – Sep 3, 2000 16 108°F (Aug 26) 104°F 73°F
4 Jul 31, 1934 – Aug 12, 1934 13 109°F (Jul 31) 105°F 80°F
5 Jun 28, 1990 – Jul 10, 1990 13 108°F (Jul 2) 105°F 76°F
6 Jul 10, 1934 – Jul 22, 1934 13 107°F (Jul 13) 103°F 80°F
7 Aug 29, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026 12 106°F (Aug 30) 103°F 73°F
8 Jul 15, 2011 – Jul 24, 2011 10 108°F (Jul 23) 105°F 78°F
9 Jul 26, 2011 – Aug 3, 2011 9 111°F (Jul 27) 106°F 77°F
10 Jul 27, 2012 – Aug 4, 2012 9 111°F (Jul 29) 106°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

60
2026 total
above-normal nights
42.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
75
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1888–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1888, annual totals have trended +0.35" per decade, about +4.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Wichita is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

184 of 267 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

25.03"
2026 YTD
Normal: 28.30"
-3.27"
3.73"
September so far
September normal: 3.05"
+0.68"
6
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Wichita is 3.27" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Jun 27 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 91 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
83.8°F
Average temperature
4th-warmest of 139
+5.3°
vs. average
Normal: 78.4°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Jun 27 – Sep 25

1888–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.15° per decade (warming since 1888)

Precipitation by Year — Jun 27 – Sep 25

1889–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12" per decade (wetter since 1889)

Warmest Jun 27 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1936 85.4°F
2 1980 85.2°F
3 1954 84.8°F
4 2026 83.8°F
5 2011 82.2°F
6 1978 81.8°F
7 1934 81.7°F
8 1939 81.7°F
9 2012 81.2°F
10 2010 81.1°F

Coolest Jun 27 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1950 71.7°F
2 1915 73.0°F
3 1967 73.5°F
4 1889 74.1°F
5 1891 74.5°F
6 1989 74.7°F
7 1902 74.8°F
8 1904 74.8°F
9 1927 75.2°F
10 1992 75.2°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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