CXUS53 KICT 020237 CLMICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 937 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 03/26/2026 LOW -3 03/11/1948 03/07/1943 HIGHEST 95R 03/26 86 03/27 LOWEST 14 03/16 25 03/09 AVG. MAXIMUM 69.3 59.1 10.2 67.4 AVG. MINIMUM 40.3 35.7 4.6 37.8 MEAN 54.8 47.4 7.4 52.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.0 3.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.8 -0.8 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 11.4 -5.4 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.17 1973 MINIMUM 0.00 1936 TOTALS 1.67 2.30 -0.63 0.31 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0.01 DAYS >= .01 5 7.4 -2.4 4 DAYS >= .10 4 3.9 0.1 1 DAYS >= .50 1 1.5 -0.5 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.81 03/10 TO 03/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 16.8 1912 TOTALS T 2.1 -2.1 T SINCE 7/1 6.8 12.5 -5.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.7 -0.7 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 348 550 -202 383 SINCE 7/1 3278 4054 -776 MM COOLING TOTAL 37 4 33 7 SINCE 1/1 37 4 33 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/330 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/330 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.54 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$