CDUS43 KICT 180839 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 339 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 91 MM 93 1996 78 13 79 MINIMUM 71 MM 37 1945 56 15 55 1973 AVERAGE 81 67 14 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 500 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 99 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1976 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. $$