Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Wichita, Kansas

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in the city of Wichita, Kansas since 1888. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Wichita since 1888.

Located along the Arkansas River in south-central Kansas, the city of Wichita has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Sunflower State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Wichita, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Kansas. 

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Wichita is 136 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Kansas is 161 degrees; a difference of 25 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Wichita, Kansas 

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Wichita is 114 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Wichita is 114 degrees, which occurred on August 12, 1936.

Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or above are pretty common in Wichita, as the city averages about 12 days a year when the temperature rises to the century mark or above. Wichita averages 63 days a year when the temperature rises to 90 degrees or above.

Wichita bills itself as the "Aircraft Capital of the World", and the city is home to the Kansas Avation Museum, which is a popular visitor attraction. Other popular visitor attractions in Wichita include the Wichita Art Museum, Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, Exploration Place, Old Cowtown, the Sedgwick County Zoo, and the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum located in the castle-like old Wichita city hall.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Wichita of 114 degrees is 14 degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Wichita is around 1,500 miles northwest of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Kansas is 121 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Kansas is 121 degrees, which occurred on July 24, 1936, near Alton, which is located about 150 miles northwest of Wichita.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Wichita (114) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Kansas (121) is seven degrees. A decent sized statistical difference. 

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Wichita is -22 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Wichita is -22 degrees, which occurred on February 12, 1899.

Days when the temperature drops below zero are not rare in Wichita, and the city has had below zero temperature days as early as December 6th and as late as March 11th since 1899. Wichita averages 110 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Kansas is -40 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Kansas is -40 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1905, in Lebanon, which is located about 180 miles north of Wichita.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Wichita (-22) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Kansas (-40) is 18 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Wichita has a milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Kansas. While it can get very hot and very cold in Wichita, it gets hotter and a whole lot colder in other parts of the Sunflower State.