CDUS43 KICT 182209 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 509 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 19332006 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. $$