Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kansas City weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kansas City, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 106°F on 2011-08-02; its coldest fell to -25°F on 1989-12-23.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
73°F2013-01-28
0°F2024-01-14
56°F2019-01-07
-15°F1997-01-28
February
77°F2024-02-26
-1°F2021-02-15
62°F2017-02-20
-16°F2021-02-16
March
91°F2026-03-21
17°F2014-03-02
68°F1991-03-26
-8°F1998-03-12
April
90°F1987-04-29
34°F1997-04-12
72°F2011-04-10
19°F2018-04-04
May
93°F2018-05-26
39°F2013-05-03
77°F1998-05-31
33°F1997-05-01
June
104°F1980-06-27
61°F2003-06-03
81°F2024-06-25
46°F1990-06-04
July
105°F1980-07-14
66°F1988-07-01
85°F1980-07-10
52°F1997-07-05
August
106°F2011-08-02
66°F2009-08-31
85°F1980-08-02
48°F1986-08-28
September
100°F2000-09-02
50°F1989-09-13
82°F2011-09-01
32°F1984-09-30
October
93°F2006-10-03
34°F2020-10-27
74°F2005-10-03
21°F1993-10-31
November
80°F2016-11-01
23°F2014-11-17
68°F2016-11-02
7°F1986-11-13
December
73°F2021-12-15
-5°F1989-12-22
59°F1998-12-03
-25°F1989-12-23

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
77°F2024-02-26
-5°F1989-12-22
62°F2017-02-20
-25°F1989-12-23
Spring (Mar–May)
93°F2018-05-26
17°F2014-03-02
77°F1998-05-31
-8°F1998-03-12
Summer (Jun–Aug)
106°F2011-08-02
61°F2003-06-03
85°F1980-08-02
46°F1990-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
100°F2000-09-02
23°F2014-11-17
82°F2011-09-01
7°F1986-11-13

All-time records

The most extreme value Kansas City has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 106°F 2011-08-02
Lowest -5°F 1989-12-22

Low

Highest 85°F 1980-08-02
Lowest -25°F 1989-12-23

Feels-like

Highest 156°F 2023-08-26
Lowest -46°F 1989-12-23

Humidity

Highest 25.3 g/m³ 2023-08-21
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1983-12-22

Wind

Highest 31 mph 1991-03-27
Lowest 3 mph 2015-10-06

Gust

Highest 68 mph 2021-12-16
Lowest 7 mph 2008-11-29

Precip

Wettest 5.22 in 1986-10-03
Driest 16-day dry spell 2024-09-26

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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