What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kansas City?

Kansas City's hottest day on record reached 113°F, set on August 14, 1936. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 47°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 66°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Kansas City?

The all-time record high in Kansas City is 113°F, recorded on August 14, 1936. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Kansas City?

Kansas City's coldest day on record bottomed out at -19°F, set on December 22, 1989. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Kansas City?

The all-time record low in Kansas City is -19°F, recorded on December 22, 1989. The gap between that and the 113°F record high — a span of 132°F — is the full range of temperatures Kansas City has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Kansas City?

It depends on how far above Kansas City's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 66°F; the all-time record of 113°F (set 1936) sits about 47°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.

When did Kansas City set its temperature records?

Kansas City's record high of 113°F was set in 1936 (August 14, 1936), and its record low of -19°F in 1989 (December 22, 1989). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1934, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Kansas City been getting hotter?

Yes — Kansas City's annual mean temperature has trended about 1.6°F warmer since 1934 (+0.17°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1934–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Kansas City, Missouri Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Kansas City has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Kansas City’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 113°Fset August 14, 1936
Coldest day on record: -19°Fset December 22, 1989

That is a 132°F span between the hottest and coldest days Kansas City has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1934.

Kansas City, MO · Today vs. normal

4°F above typical for 9:15 AM on Sep 21

At 9:15 AM CDT on Sep 21 it was 68°F in Kansas City — 4° above the 64°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 21 normal high of 78°F and low of 59°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

How extreme Kansas City’s weather gets

Kansas City’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 66°F, and the normal high for September runs about 80°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 113°F in 1936 — roughly 47°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Kansas City has bottomed out at -19°F (1989). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the September normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 113°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kansas City?: Kansas City's hottest day on record reached 113°F, set on August 14, 1936. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 47°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 66°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Kansas City?: The all-time record high in Kansas City is 113°F, recorded on August 14, 1936. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Kansas City?: Kansas City's coldest day on record bottomed out at -19°F, set on December 22, 1989. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Kansas City?: The all-time record low in Kansas City is -19°F, recorded on December 22, 1989. The gap between that and the 113°F record high — a span of 132°F — is the full range of temperatures Kansas City has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Kansas City?: It depends on how far above Kansas City's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 66°F; the all-time record of 113°F (set 1936) sits about 47°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.
When did Kansas City set its temperature records?: Kansas City's record high of 113°F was set in 1936 (August 14, 1936), and its record low of -19°F in 1989 (December 22, 1989). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1934, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Kansas City been getting hotter?: Yes — Kansas City's annual mean temperature has trended about 1.6°F warmer since 1934 (+0.17°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1934–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.