Wichita Kansas Weather ranges from a very low temperature during the months of January to an extremely high temperature during the month of July. Wichita is exposed to very vulnerable to severe weather changes.
Wichita is located at 37º41´20´´ N, 97º20´ 10´´ W. The maximum temperature in Wichita reaches 34º C an average of 64 days in a year and soars up to 38ºC an average of 14 days a year. The minimum temperature on the other hand, falls below 0ºC an average of 108 days in a year. The hottest months of the year are June, July and August with the temperatures soaring to 81º C to 94º C. The hottest day as recorded is August 12, 1936, with a temperature of 114 ºC. The lowest temperature is -22ºC, February 12, 1899.
Wichita receives more than 30 inches of precipitation annually. However, the amount of rainfall may vary at certain times in a year and may range from 22 to more than 40 inches. On an average, rainfall occurs for 88 days in a year. Rainfall in winter averages to almost 17 inches, but the median is less than 8 inches.
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The rainfall is quite evenly distributed throughout the year.The wettest month of the year in Wichita is June. The temperature variations between night and day tend to be moderate with a difference of 24 º Fahrenheit in summer and 21ºFahrenheit in winter.
Snow layer of about an inch occurs on an average of 18 days per year. Weather conditions in Wichita , Kansas are also characterized by violent thunderstorms occurring mainly during the summer and spring seasons. These thunderstorms are often accompanied by hail and frequent lightning. Even tornadoes are not uncommon in Wichita.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office provides the daily updates on weather conditions in the city of Wichita. It aims to serve the public by providing severe weather and flood warnings along with public and aviation forecasts. It provides weather forecast for the twenty-six countries of central and south-eastern Kansas. The National Weather Service was established in the year 1870, when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of congress to establish a national weather service.
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