August 2023 Climate Summary and Highlights

August 2023 Climate Summary and Highlights

WICHITA EISENHOWER AIRPORT

The average monthly temperature at Eisenhower Airport was 82.4 degrees, which was 2.5 degrees warmer than average. It was the 22nd warmest August on record. The warmest daily temperature was 111 degrees on the 19th (which tied for the 6th warmest temperature on record for Wichita), and the coolest was 60 degrees on the 15th. Ten days reached or exceeded 100 degrees during the month, which was 6 days above average. It was the city's most August 100-degree days since 2011. Precipitation-wise, 2.38 inches was measured for the month, which was 1.92 inches below average. The greatest 24 hour rainfall total was 1.16 inches on the 9th.

SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

The average monthly temperature at Salina Municipal Airport was 81.5 degrees, which was 2.9 degrees warmer than average. It tied for 28th warmest August on record, and it was the warmest since 2014. The warmest daily temperature was 113 degrees on the 19th (which tied for the 8th warmest temperature on record for Salina), and the coolest was 57 degrees on the 15th. Nine days reached or exceeded 100 degrees during the month, which was 4 days above average. It was the city's most August 100-degree days since 2011. Precipitation-wise, 2.02 inches was measured for the month, which was 1.69 inches below average. The greatest 24 hour rainfall total was 0.76 inches between the 3rd and 4th.

CHANUTE MARTIN-JOHNSON AIRPORT

The average monthly temperature at Chanute Martin-Johnson Airport was 81.5 degrees, which was 1.9 degrees warmer than average. It tied for 23rd warmest August on record. The warmest daily temperature was 106 degrees on the 2nd, and the coolest was 59 degrees on the 15th,16th, and 28th. Eight days reached or exceeded 100 degrees during the month, which was 6 days above average. Precipitation-wise, 7.12 inches was measured for the month, which was 3.33 inches above average. It was the 19th wettest August on record. The greatest 24 hour rainfall total was 2.92 inches between the 13th and 14th.

RUSSELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
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The average monthly temperature was 79.2 degrees, which was 1.7 degrees warmer than average. It was the 26th warmest August on record. The warmest daily temperature was 106 degrees on the 19th, and the coolest was 56 degrees on the 15th. Eight days reached or exceeded 100 degrees during the month, which was 5 days above average. It tied for the city's 9th most August
100-degree days on record. Precipitation-wise, 5.10 inches was measured for the month, which was 1.82 inches above average. It
was the 17th wettest August on record. The greatest 24-hour rainfall total was 1.98 inches on the 4th.

August 2023 Climate Reports

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August 2023 Temperatures

Monthly Average Temperatures	Monthly Temperature Departure from Normal

Kansas August 2023 average temperatures (the average of each daily high and low temperature).	Kansas August 2023 average temperature departures from normal.

Warmest Daily Temperatures	Coldest Daily Temperatures

The warmest temperatures recorded August 2023 across Kansas.	The coldest temperatures recorded August 2023 across Kansas.

August 2023 Temperature Rankings

Kansas August 2023 temperature rankings by climate division. The number 1 denotes the warmest August on record (since 1893), 131 denotes the coolest.

August 2023 Precipitation

Monthly Precipitation Totals	Monthly Precipitation Percent of Normal

August 2023 precipitation totals (liquid-equivalent) across Kansas.	August 2023 departure from normal precipitation.

August 2023 Precipitation Rankings

Kansas August 2023 precipitation rankings by climate division. The number 1 denotes the wettest August on record (since 1893), 131 denotes the driest.

August 2023 Miscellaneous Climate and Headline Information

Monthly Tornado Warnings	Monthly Tornado Warnings Departure from Normal

The number Tornado Warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in August.	August 2023 Tornado Warnings departure from average by NWS office.

Monthly Severe Thunderstorm Warnings	Monthly Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Departure from Normal

The number Severe Thunderstorm Warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in August.	August 2023 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings departure from average by NWS office.

Monthly Flash Flood Warnings	Monthly Flash Flood Warnings Departure from Normal

The number of Flash Flood Warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in August, for dangerous flash flooding.	Flash Flood Warnings departure from normal issued by NWS offices in August.

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