How extreme does Wichita's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Wichita has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Wichita station 10 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Wichita has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

112°F Jul 12, 1980

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Wichita (typical high near 93°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 112°F Jul 12, 1980

2 111°F Jul 11, 1980

3 111°F Jul 10, 2011

❄️ Coldest night

-21°F Feb 6, 1982

About 47°F colder than a normal February night in Wichita (typical low near 26°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -21°F Feb 6, 1982

2 -17°F Feb 10, 2011

3 -17°F Feb 16, 2021

🌧️ Most rain in one day

10.31 in Sep 12, 2008

More rain in a single day than Wichita usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.1 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.31 in Sep 12, 2008

2 5.79 in Oct 31, 1998

3 5.78 in Sep 26, 1999

⛄ Most snow in one day

11.6 in Feb 21, 1971

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Wichita averages about 4 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 11.6 in Feb 21, 1971

2 11.3 in Mar 19, 1998

3 10.2 in Feb 23, 2003

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Wichita's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 112°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Wichita's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 112°F and as low as −21°F. A single day has delivered over 10 inches of rain or close to 12 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Wichita (NOAA GHCN station USW00003928), about 10 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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