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100-Degree Temperature Statistics
Wichita Eisenhower National Airport

(Normals are the Official 30-Year 1991-2020 Period of Record)

Average 100-Degree Days/Year 12.4

 

Average 100-Degree Days/Month
May 0.1
June 1.3
July 5.9
August 4.4
September 0.7

 

Top-10 Annual 100-Degree Days
2011 53
1936 50
1980 46
1978 42
1954 42
1934 40
2012 36
2000 33
1956 31
1990 28

 

  • Since July, 1888, when climate records commenced in Wichita, only 7 years failed to reach 100 degrees: 1889, 1891, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1915, and 1927.
Top-10 Consecutive 100-Degree Days
August 7-26, 1936 20
July 3-20, 1980 (see note below) 18
August 19-September 3, 2000 16
June 28-July 10, 1990 13
July 31-August 12, 1934 13
July 10-22, 1934 13
July 15-24, 2011 10
July 27-August 4, 2012 9
July 17-25, 2012 9
July 26-August 3, 2011 9

 

  • On July 2nd, 1980, the high was 98. Had the high reached 100, a new all-time record for consecutive 100+ degree high temperatures would have been set at 27 days, which would have shattered the previous record of 20 set August 7th-26th, 1936.

 

Earliest 100-Degree Temperature May 4, 2014 (102)
Latest 100-Degree Temperature September 28, 1953 (103)