Wichita, KS

Kansas · Records since 1888–2026

☀️ 61°F Feels like 56°
Currently in Wichita
As of 3:45 PM CST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

81°F

November 4, 1978

+19° from 62° normal

❄ Record Low

17°F

November 4, 1991

-22° from 39° normal
🌞 Normal high: 62°F 🌑 Normal low: 39°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Wichita

🔥
114°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 12, 1936
❄
-22°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
10.31"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 12, 2008
☃
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 18, 1962

First & Last Dates — Wichita

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
244 days
Longest growing season
1946
147 days
Shortest growing season
1995
198 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 81°F November 4, 1978
2 81°F November 4, 1915
3 81°F November 4, 1909
4 80°F November 4, 1921
5 77°F November 4, 1958
6 77°F November 4, 1924
7 77°F November 4, 1916
8 76°F November 4, 1987
9 76°F November 4, 1945
10 76°F November 4, 1900

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 17°F November 4, 1991
2 20°F November 4, 1951
3 21°F November 4, 1982
4 23°F November 4, 2011
5 23°F November 4, 1995
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1888–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Wichita

threshold: 100°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.7
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
104°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
75
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1888–2026
102
2026 so far
60
Avg/year 1970–2025
72
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
101
Most in a year (1954)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Wichita

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Aug 7, 1936 – Aug 26, 1936 20 114°F (Aug 12) 105°F 81°F
2 Jul 3, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 18 112°F (Jul 12) 108°F 79°F
3 Aug 19, 2000 – Sep 3, 2000 16 108°F (Aug 26) 104°F 73°F
4 Jul 31, 1934 – Aug 12, 1934 13 109°F (Jul 31) 105°F 80°F
5 Jun 28, 1990 – Jul 10, 1990 13 108°F (Jul 2) 105°F 76°F
6 Jul 10, 1934 – Jul 22, 1934 13 107°F (Jul 13) 103°F 80°F
7 Aug 29, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026 12 106°F (Aug 30) 103°F 73°F
8 Jul 15, 2011 – Jul 24, 2011 10 108°F (Jul 23) 105°F 78°F
9 Jul 26, 2011 – Aug 3, 2011 9 111°F (Jul 27) 106°F 77°F
10 Jul 27, 2012 – Aug 4, 2012 9 111°F (Jul 29) 106°F 77°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

60
2026 total
above-normal nights
42.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
75
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1888–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1888, annual totals have trended +0.35" per decade, about +4.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Wichita is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

211 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

30.02"
2026 YTD
Normal: 31.89"
-1.87"
0.42"
November so far
November normal: 1.36"
-0.94"
8
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Wichita is 1.87" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 27 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 8 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
65.0°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 139
+13.2°
vs. average
Normal: 51.8°F (1991–2020)
0.64"
Precipitation
54th-wettest of 139
-0.16"
vs. average
Normal: 0.80" · 80% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 27 – Nov 3

1888–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.11° per decade (warming since 1888)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 27 – Nov 3

1888–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1888)

Warmest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2016 67.4°F
2 2026 65.0°F
3 1915 64.3°F
4 1938 63.8°F
5 1964 62.9°F
6 2024 62.9°F
7 1944 62.6°F
8 1990 62.6°F
9 1987 62.3°F
10 1950 62.2°F

Coolest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1991 34.9°F
2 1911 36.5°F
3 1925 37.3°F
4 2019 38.5°F
5 1951 40.0°F
6 1913 41.1°F
7 1928 41.5°F
8 1954 41.5°F
9 1969 42.0°F
10 2002 42.0°F

Wettest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1998 8.74"
2 1903 4.27"
3 2024 4.13"
4 1961 3.69"
5 1971 3.54"
6 1900 3.28"
7 1974 3.10"
8 1922 2.90"
9 1929 2.48"
10 1981 2.41"

Driest Oct 27 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 2019 0.00"
2 2017 0.00"
3 2016 0.00"
4 2012 0.00"
5 2010 0.00"
6 2008 0.00"
7 2007 0.00"
8 2001 0.00"
9 1988 0.00"
10 1982 0.00"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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