786  
CDUS43 KICT 160648  
CLIICT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS  
148 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 93R 157 PM 92 1963 77 16 82  
1966  
MINIMUM 68 613 AM 33 1907 56 12 56  
AVERAGE 81 66 15 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.81 1900 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.38 -2.11 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 2.87 7.78 -4.91 5.10  
SINCE JAN 1 5.09 9.83 -4.74 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1990 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2009  
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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 57 -9 42  
SINCE MAR 1 509 884 -375 642  
SINCE JUL 1 3439 4387 -948 4042  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 4 12 4  
MONTH TO DATE 57 39 18 25  
SINCE MAR 1 151 66 85 77  
SINCE JAN 1 151 66 85 77    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 700 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 91 1931  
1996  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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