Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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CXUS53 KICT 020130
CLAICT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS
730 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2021
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...THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 114 08/12/1936
LOW -22 02/12/1899
HIGHEST 100 06/30 105.5 -5.5 104 08/20
08/09
LOWEST 9 02/13 -1.2 10.2 2 03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 69.6 68.0 1.6 68.0
AVG. MINIMUM 46.5 46.0 0.5 46.4
MEAN 58.1 57.0 1.1 57.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 72 57.7 14.3 69
DAYS MAX <= 32 8 16.9 -8.9 19
DAYS MIN <= 32 109 99.4 9.6 111
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.8 -1.8 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 53.82 2008
MINIMUM 12.15 1966
TOTALS 27.97 32.64 -4.67 42.10
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.09 -0.01 0.11
DAYS >= .01 92 87.9 4.1 104
DAYS >= .10 55 52.4 2.6 62
DAYS >= .50 15 21.2 -6.2 27
DAYS >= 1.00 10 9.6 0.4 16
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.73 05/11 2.76 08/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 44.5 1987
24 HR TOTAL 13.5 03/15/1970 TO 03/16/1970
TOTALS 10.7 14.9 -4.2 8.5
LIQUID EQUIV 1.10 1.40 -0.30 0.90
SINCE 7/1 4.5 5.6 -1.1 2.1
LIQUID 7/1 0.45 0.50 -0.05 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 32 10.0 22.0 30
DAYS >= 1.0 6 4.4 1.6 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 12/03 2
12/15
12/16
24 HOUR TOTAL 2.1 02/12 2.7 03/03
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 4193 4592 -399 4595
SINCE 7/1 1686 1843 -157 MM
COOLING TOTAL 1768 1686 82 1881
SINCE 1/1 1768 1686 82 1881
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/22/1995
LATEST 05/13/1966
EARLIEST 10/25 10/25 10/12
LATEST 04/18 04/11 04/12
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/160
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/340 DATE 10/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/330 DATE 10/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 106
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 125
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 74
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 39 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 21 RAIN 34
LIGHT RAIN 98 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 4
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 23 SLEET 2
FOG 126 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13
HAZE 53
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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