Kansas Climate: Rankings, Normals and Frost Dates by Town

How Kansas is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Kansas: 81.0°F (+3.9 °F against 1991-2020), the 12th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Kansas: 2.00 in (-1.51 in against 1991-2020), the 24th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Kansas: 61.1°F (+3.7 °F against 1991-2020), the 2nd warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Kansas: 19.69 in (-2.10 in against 1991-2020), the 62nd driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 84.3°F in 1936
Coolest August: 69.3°F in 1915
Wettest August: 7.00 in in 2019
Driest August: 0.42 in in 1913

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Anthony	69.0°F	45.9°F	33.14 in	11.1 in	April 9	October 30
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	69.3°F	46.7°F	40.69 in		April 10	October 28
Coffeyville Muni AP	70.2°F	47.3°F	40.45 in		April 6	October 29
Concordia Muni AP	65.3°F	42.9°F	28.38 in	19.3 in	April 18	October 19
Dodge City	69.4°F	42.5°F	22.00 in	19.1 in	April 21	October 20
Emporia Muni AP	66.9°F	44.5°F	34.81 in		April 12	October 23
Garden City Rgnl AP	68.6°F	40.2°F	18.95 in		April 27	October 15
Goodland	65.9°F	37.6°F	19.09 in	30.0 in	May 2	October 11
Hill City Muni AP	67.6°F	40.3°F	21.50 in		April 27	October 14
Hutchinson Muni AP	68.7°F	43.6°F	28.31 in		April 21	October 18
Lawrence Muni AP	67.3°F	43.1°F	35.58 in		April 21	October 17
Manhattan 6 Ssw	66.5°F	43.6°F	33.43 in		April 19	October 17
Manhattan Muni AP	67.2°F	42.7°F	32.17 in		April 21	October 16
Medicine Lodge	70.4°F	45.4°F	27.75 in	9.4 in	April 13	October 23
Oakley 19 Ssw	67.6°F	38.8°F	19.26 in		April 28	October 15
Olathe Johnson CO AP	65.6°F	44.6°F	37.54 in		April 13	October 24
Olathe Johnson CO Exec AP	64.5°F	45.7°F	37.74 in		April 8	October 29
Parsons Tri City AP	69.4°F	46.5°F	37.87 in		April 10	October 26
Russell Muni AP	67.3°F	42.3°F	24.84 in		April 22	October 17
Salina Muni AP	67.4°F	44.2°F	29.69 in		April 18	October 23
Topeka Forbes Fld	66.8°F	44.1°F	36.67 in		April 15	October 21
Topeka Muni AP	66.7°F	44.9°F	36.53 in	17.1 in	April 12	October 23
Wichita	68.8°F	46.5°F	34.31 in	12.7 in	April 11	October 29
Wichita Jabara AP	68.1°F	45.9°F	32.61 in		April 10	October 27
Winfield Strother Fld AP	69.5°F	47.0°F	34.88 in		April 11	October 27

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Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.