April 2022 Climate Summary and Highlights

April 2022 Climate Summary and Highlights

Overall, it was warmer and much drier than normal in April.

WICHITA

The monthly average temperature was 57.7 degrees, which was 1.2 degrees warmer than normal. It was the warmest April since 2019.
The warmest temperature was 88 degrees on the 29th, and the coldest was 26 on the 9th. Precipitation-wise, only 0.78 inches was measured at Eisenhower Airport, which was 2.32 inches below normal. It was the 13th driest April since records began in 1889, and the driest since 2014.

SALINA

The monthly average temperature was 55.5 degrees, which was 0.9 degrees warmer than normal. It was the warmest April since 2019.
The warmest temperature was 92 degrees on the 29th, and the coldest was 23 on the 9th. Precipitation-wise, only 0.64 inches was measured at the airport, which was 2.08 inches below normal. It was the 6th driest April since records began in 1900, and the driest since 1982.

CHANUTE

The monthly average temperature was 58.1 degrees, which was 0.4 degrees warmer than normal. It was the warmest April since 2019.
The warmest temperature was 85 degrees on the 10th and 12th, and the coldest was 28 on the 9th. Precipitation-wise, only 1.84 inches was measured at the airport, which was 2.41 inches below normal. It was the 19th driest April since records began in 1898, and the driest since 2018.

RUSSELL

The monthly average temperature was 55.0 degrees, which was 1.6 degrees warmer than normal. It was the warmest April since 2019.
The warmest temperature was 94 degrees on the 12th, and the coldest was 23 on the 14th. Precipitation-wise, only 0.36 inches was measured at the airport, which was 1.81 inches below normal. It was the 2nd driest April since records began in 1950. The driest was 1989.

Temperatures
Precipitation
Miscellaneous

April 2022 Temperatures

Monthly Average Temperatures	Monthly Temperature Departure from Normal

Warmest Temperatures	Coldest Temperatures

Monthly Temperature Rankings

Kansas April 2022 temperature rankings by division. The number 1 denotes the warmest April on record (since 1893), 130 denotes the coldest.

April 2022 Precipitation

Monthly Precipitation	Precipitation Percent of Normal

Monthly Snowfall	Snowfall Departure from Normal

Monthly Precipitation Rankings

Kansas April 2022 precipitation rankings by division. The number 1 denotes the wettest April on record (since 1893), 130 denotes the driest.

April 2022 Miscellaneous Climate and Headline Information

Tornado Warnings	Tornado Warnings Departure from Normal

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings	Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Departure from Normal

High Wind Warnings	High Wind Warnings Departure from Normal

Red Flag Warnings	Red Flag Warnings Departure from Normal

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