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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73°F2013-01-28
0°F2024-01-14
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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
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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
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85°F1980-07-10
52°F1997-07-05
|
| August | 106°F2011-08-02
66°F2009-08-31
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85°F1980-08-02
48°F1986-08-28
|
| September | 100°F2000-09-02
50°F1989-09-13
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82°F2011-09-01
32°F1984-09-30
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| October | 93°F2006-10-03
34°F2020-10-27
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74°F2005-10-03
21°F1993-10-31
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| November | 80°F2016-11-01
23°F2014-11-17
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68°F2016-11-02
7°F1986-11-13
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| December | 73°F2021-12-15
-5°F1989-12-22
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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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 77°F2024-02-26
-5°F1989-12-22
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62°F2017-02-20
-25°F1989-12-23
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| Spring (Mar–May) | 93°F2018-05-26
17°F2014-03-02
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77°F1998-05-31
-8°F1998-03-12
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 106°F2011-08-02
61°F2003-06-03
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85°F1980-08-02
46°F1990-06-04
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 100°F2000-09-02
23°F2014-11-17
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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
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.