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CDUS43 KICT 162206  
CLIICT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS  
506 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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...THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 96 229 PM 106 1956 91 5 96  
1983  
MINIMUM 75 647 AM 56 1992 69 6 73  
AVERAGE 86 80 6 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.16 1968 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 2.33 -2.01 1.21  
SINCE JUN 1 13.01 11.24 1.77 16.87  
SINCE JAN 1 21.19 23.86 -2.67 29.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 4 -4 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 21 15 6 20  
MONTH TO DATE 340 258 82 253  
SINCE JUN 1 1292 1130 162 1090  
SINCE JAN 1 1569 1289 280 1208    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 106 1909  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 57 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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