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CDUS43 KICT 080709  
CLIICT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS  
209 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 456 PM 96 2014 74 4 62  
MINIMUM 41 609 AM 37 1890 52 -11 53  
1908  
AVERAGE 60 63 -3 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1939 0.16 -0.16 1.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.06 -0.91 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 2.75 6.46 -3.71 5.10  
SINCE JAN 1 4.97 8.51 -3.54 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.3 -2.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 6.8 12.7 -5.9 18.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 40 32 8 41  
SINCE MAR 1 501 859 -358 641  
SINCE JUL 1 3431 4362 -931 4041  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 14 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 104 41 63 52  
SINCE JAN 1 104 41 63 52    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 20 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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