Average Temperature in Kansas by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Kansas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Kansas History?

2012 was the warmest year in Kansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 72.0 °F, and the average low was 44.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Kansas History?

1912 was the coolest year in Kansas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 63.9 °F, and the average low was 39.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	12	69.4	43.3
2022	35	69.0	41.3
2021	18	68.7	43.5
2020	26	68.3	42.9
2019	76	65.7	42.0
2018	50	67.1	42.1
2017	10	69.3	43.7
2016	3	70.0	44.4
2015	12	68.7	43.9
2014	81	66.4	41.0
2013	81	66.3	41.2
2012	1	72.0	44.4
2011	32	68.3	42.1
2010	31	67.4	43.2
2009	85	65.9	41.3
2008	85	65.9	41.2
2007	35	66.9	43.3
2006	5	70.2	43.5
2005	20	68.2	43.5
2004	35	67.2	43.0
2003	39	67.6	42.3
2002	32	68.0	42.3
2001	20	68.4	43.4
2000	27	68.3	42.8
1999	19	68.6	43.4
1998	12	68.0	44.6
1997	81	65.6	41.8
1996	103	65.7	40.4
1995	74	66.4	41.5
1994	41	67.6	42.2
1993	127	63.1	40.8
1992	61	65.8	42.4
1991	24	68.3	43.1
1990	27	68.2	42.8
1989	103	66.3	40.0
1988	46	68.0	41.4
1987	29	67.5	43.4
1986	17	68.6	43.8
1985	118	64.4	40.6
1984	67	66.2	41.8
1983	98	64.5	41.8
1982	107	65.4	40.7
1981	24	68.2	43.2
1980	35	68.0	42.2
1979	120	64.9	39.7
1978	113	65.2	40.2
1977	29	68.0	42.9
1976	61	67.9	40.5
1975	81	66.2	41.2
1974	56	67.0	41.7
1973	67	65.5	42.5
1972	98	65.4	41.0
1971	76	66.3	41.4
1970	67	67.0	41.0
1969	103	64.5	41.8
1968	94	66.2	40.8
1967	76	66.7	41.0
1966	97	66.6	40.3
1965	56	67.1	41.8
1964	41	68.0	41.7
1963	23	69.0	42.6
1962	60	66.7	41.9
1961	113	64.9	40.4
1960	113	64.6	40.7
1959	85	66.1	41.1
1958	103	64.9	41.4
1957	85	65.1	42.1
1956	20	69.8	42.1
1955	50	67.7	41.5
1954	3	70.8	43.7
1953	12	69.5	43.1
1952	43	68.1	41.5
1951	125	64.2	39.8
1950	98	66.6	39.8
1949	85	65.7	41.4
1948	85	66.2	41.1
1947	65	66.5	41.7
1946	7	69.5	43.8
1945	85	66.1	41.0
1944	67	65.5	42.4
1943	56	67.9	41.0
1942	74	65.8	41.9
1941	39	66.2	43.8
1940	94	65.7	41.2
1939	7	70.4	43.0
1938	6	69.8	43.7
1937	94	65.7	41.3
1936	32	68.5	41.8
1935	43	66.6	42.9
1934	2	71.0	43.9
1933	7	70.3	43.0
1932	85	66.1	41.0
1931	12	68.7	43.8
1930	56	67.1	41.7
1929	123	64.0	40.3
1928	67	66.5	41.5
1927	76	66.2	41.4
1926	65	66.5	41.7
1925	50	67.4	41.8
1924	127	64.8	39.0
1923	76	66.1	41.5
1922	50	67.7	41.5
1921	11	69.5	43.3
1920	98	65.5	40.8
1919	113	64.4	40.9
1918	67	66.8	41.1
1917	125	65.7	38.2
1916	111	66.4	39.4
1915	120	63.8	40.9
1914	50	67.4	41.9
1913	61	66.9	41.4
1912	129	63.9	39.3
1911	43	67.9	41.7
1910	46	68.2	41.2
1909	98	66.0	40.5
1908	55	67.3	41.8
1907	85	66.4	40.9
1906	107	65.2	40.8
1905	120	64.6	40.0
1904	107	66.3	39.8
1903	124	64.4	39.9
1902	107	65.2	40.9
1901	61	67.6	40.8
1900	46	67.3	42.1
1899	112	65.6	40.0
1898	117	65.2	40.1
1897	67	66.7	41.2
1896	46	67.7	41.6
1895	119	65.4	39.3