(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.
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