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CDUS43 KICT 182209
CLIICT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS
509 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 93 349 PM 99 1956 78 15 75
MINIMUM 76 843 AM 38 1976 57 19 61
AVERAGE 85 68 17 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.74 1915 0.17 -0.17 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.89 -2.62 1.90
SINCE MAR 1 2.87 8.29 -5.42 5.17
SINCE JAN 1 5.09 10.34 -5.25 6.81
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 63 -15 42
SINCE MAR 1 509 890 -381 642
SINCE JUL 1 3439 4393 -954 4042
COOLING
TODAY 20 4 16 3
MONTH TO DATE 110 51 59 33
SINCE MAR 1 204 78 126 85
SINCE JAN 1 204 78 126 85
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 800 AM
LOWEST 43 400 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 1933
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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