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CDUS43 KICT 172207  
CLIICT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS  
507 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 91 341 PM 93 1996 78 13 79  
MINIMUM 71 630 AM 37 1945 56 15 55  
1973  
AVERAGE 81 67 14 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.47 1940 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.72 -2.45 1.83  
SINCE MAR 1 2.87 8.12 -5.25 5.10  
SINCE JAN 1 5.09 10.17 -5.08 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1949 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  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 61 -13 42  
SINCE MAR 1 509 888 -379 642  
SINCE JUL 1 3439 4391 -952 4042  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 16 4 12 2  
MONTH TO DATE 90 47 43 30  
SINCE MAR 1 184 74 110 82  
SINCE JAN 1 184 74 110 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 500 AM  
LOWEST 45 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 99 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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