Kansas City MO Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Kansas City, Missouri. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Kansas City rose above 105 °F? What was the highest temperature in Kansas City five decades ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Kansas City and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1893. The highest temperature measured during that time was 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 Celsius) on August 14, 1936.

Since 1973 the temperature extremes were observed at Kansas City International Airport. From 1934 to 1971 the data were gathered at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Kansas City.

Highest Kansas City temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
103	August 25, 2023	39
101	July 23, 2022	38
98	August 11, 2021 +	37
94	August 28, 2020 +	34
97	July 20, 2019 +	36
100	July 12, 2018	38
98	July 22, 2017 +	37
99	June 22, 2016	37
96	July 14, 2015	36
97	August 23, 2014	36
100	September 08, 2013	38
106	July 25, 2012 +	41
107	August 02, 2011	42
103	August 13, 2010	39

Highest temperature recorded at Kansas City each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
97	August 08, 2009 +	36
97	August 04, 2008 +	36
102	August 15, 2007	39
104	August 06, 2006 +	40
99	August 03, 2005 +	37
95	August 03, 2004 +	35
106	August 21, 2003	41
103	July 26, 2002	39
100	August 21, 2001	38
106	September 02, 2000	41
103	July 30, 1999 +	39
98	July 21, 1998 +	37
98	July 27, 1997 +	37
97	July 19, 1996 +	36
99	July 11, 1995	37
97	August 12, 1994	36
98	July 31, 1993	37
93	August 08, 1992	34
103	August 02, 1991	39
102	September 01, 1990	39
99	July 07, 1989	37
105	August 08, 1988	41
104	August 03, 1987 +	40
97	July 30, 1986	36
98	July 13, 1985	37
109	August 29, 1984	43
105	August 17, 1983	41
101	August 03, 1982	38
96	July 12, 1981 +	36
106	July 30, 1980 +	41
94	August 07, 1979 +	34
100	July 05, 1978 +	38
97	June 10, 1977 +	36
104	August 10, 1976	40
103	August 11, 1975	39
107	July 21, 1974	42
97	August 25, 1973	36
–	1972	–
100	August 23, 1971	38
106	July 31, 1970	41
99	July 13, 1969	37
98	August 07, 1968	37
99	July 24, 1967	37
102	July 18, 1966	39
97	July 23, 1965	36
104	August 03, 1964 +	40
101	August 05, 1963 +	38
103	August 19, 1962	39
95	July 18, 1961	35
100	August 05, 1960 +	38
100	August 04, 1959	38
102	August 29, 1958	39
103	July 28, 1957	39
104	August 16, 1956	40
102	July 30, 1955 +	39
112	July 13, 1954	44
104	June 18, 1953 +	40
103	July 27, 1952 +	39
100	August 06, 1951	38
97	June 25, 1950	36
100	July 01, 1949	38
100	August 22, 1948	38
109	September 03, 1947	43
104	July 23, 1946 +	40
100	August 02, 1945 +	38
101	August 04, 1944 +	38
103	July 23, 1943	39
100	July 31, 1942	38
103	July 23, 1941	39
102	July 29, 1940 +	39
107	September 03, 1939	42
103	August 10, 1938	39
104	August 03, 1937	40
113	August 14, 1936	45
104	August 11, 1935 +	40
111	August 10, 1934	44
103	July 01, 1933	39
98	July 15, 1932	37
102	September 05, 1931 +	39
107	August 03, 1930	42
100	August 02, 1929 +	38
95	July 05, 1928 +	35
95	July 06, 1927	35
103	August 09, 1926	39
103	August 18, 1925	39
97	July 16, 1924	36
99	August 07, 1923	37
102	August 24, 1922	39
96	August 23, 1921 +	36
98	July 23, 1920	37
100	August 06, 1919	38
108	August 03, 1918	42
102	June 30, 1917	39
100	July 16, 1916	38
90	July 14, 1915 +	32
101	July 16, 1914	38
103	August 12, 1913 +	39
98	August 28, 1912	37
104	August 09, 1911 +	40
103	July 26, 1910	39
100	August 17, 1909 +	38
94	August 16, 1908 +	34
98	July 25, 1907 +	37
94	September 09, 1906	34
95	August 16, 1905 +	35
97	August 15, 1904	36
97	July 10, 1903	36
96	August 17, 1902 +	36
106	July 24, 1901 +	41
98	August 21, 1900	37
100	August 23, 1899	38
96	August 23, 1898 +	36
102	August 01, 1897 +	39
103	August 08, 1896	39
96	September 17, 1895	36
100	August 13, 1894 +	38
101	September 13, 1893	38

Kansas City - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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