WETTESTSINCE
Kansas · precipitation record 1888–2026

Wichita, KS

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2012
0.32in
9th driest of 139 years · normal 2.65"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.32in
9th driest of 139 yrs
12% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.05in
33rd wettest of 138 yrs
137% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.87in
49th wettest of 138 yrs
111% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.31in
on Sep 12, 2008 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 67 days (to Apr 19, 1936)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

111%
20.87" of a normal 18.73" · wettest 34.75" (1951) · driest 5.95" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 137-year record (1889–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 30.87" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200853.82in
2201650.6in
3195150.48in
4199945.46in
5194443.53in

Driest Years on Record

1196612.15in
2195612.73in
3195414.53in
4193615.58in
5191716.11in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~4.31") and driest in Jan (~0.57"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1923, 14.43".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Wichita — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.65in
set in 2013

Rain on Jul 28

29%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.54″1891: 0.31″1892: 0.31″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.05″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.05″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.42″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.09″1912: 0.14″1913: 0.12″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.11″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 1.03″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.05″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.16″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.51″1949: 0.16″1950: 0.76″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.05″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.33″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.52″1966: 0.01″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.22″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.72″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.72″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.07″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.76″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.78″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.11″2001: 0.00″2002: 1.35″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.25″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.11″2009: 0.73″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 1.65″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.03″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.21″2020: 0.08″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.41″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Wichita's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Wichita, KS — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Wichita's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Wichita, KS — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:41 PM
Solar noon12:36 PM
Daylight14h 10m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.65°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Salina, KS79 mi NStillwater, OK104 mi STulsa, OK131 mi SEConcordia, KS132 mi NTopeka, KS138 mi NEDodge City, KS139 mi W

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