Wichita McConnell AFB Weather Records (USW00003923)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wichita McConnell AFB (USW00003923), Kansas, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Wichita McConnell AFB

Wichita McConnell AFB (USW00003923) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.62 latitude and -97.27 longitude, 414 m (1,358 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wichita McConnell AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.62 latitude, -97.27 longitude.
Elevation: 414 m (1,358 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

33 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wichita McConnell AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 33 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Wichita McConnell AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-17.4 C (0.7 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29.2 C (84.6 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31.9 C (89.4 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34.7 C (94.5 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39.3 C (102.7 F)	14.7 C (58.5 F)
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)
Nov	25.4 C (77.7 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25.4 C (77.7 F)	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24.8 C (76.6 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wichita McConnell AFB still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 144.

Standing records at Wichita McConnell AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	1
1954	144
1955	87
1956	105
1957	56
1958	83
1959	67
1960	71
1961	70
1962	84
1963	79
1964	82
1965	70
1966	98
1967	93
1968	61
1969	47
1970	85
2025	81

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wichita McConnell AFB. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 24 August 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wichita McConnell AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 January 1963
Feb	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 February 1955
Mar	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 March 1969
Apr	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	17 April 1969
May	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 May 1961
Jun	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	4 June 1965
Jul	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	17 July 1959
Aug	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	24 August 1960
Sep	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 September 1965
Oct	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2 October 1955
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 November 1964
Dec	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 December 1960

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2025

19 years of record at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2025. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953.

Days with data per year at Wichita McConnell AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	31	8%	No
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	334	91%	Yes
1969	335	92%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
2025	359	98%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1954 to 2025

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1954 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.9 C (57.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1961, at 12.5 C (54.6 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.1 C (60.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wichita McConnell AFB as warming stripes, 1954 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	16.1 C	+2.12 C
1955	14.4 C	+0.43 C
1956	15.0 C	+1.04 C
1957	13.4 C	-0.54 C
1958	13.2 C	-0.74 C
1959	13.3 C	-0.64 C
1960	12.8 C	-1.09 C
1961	12.5 C	-1.40 C
1962	13.8 C	-0.11 C
1963	14.3 C	+0.34 C
1964	13.9 C	-0.08 C
1965	13.9 C	0.00 C
1966	13.3 C	-0.61 C
1967	13.3 C	-0.68 C
1970	14.1 C	+0.12 C
2025	15.8 C	+1.87 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1953 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Wichita McConnell AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1954	40.0 C (104.0 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1959	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	1960	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	18
Longest dry spell (CDD)	88 days	1955	31 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wichita McConnell AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1954	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1963	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2025	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2026	41.8 C (107.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.5 C (0.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wichita McConnell AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1958	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1965	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2026	-16.8 C (1.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wichita McConnell AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1960	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1961	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1966	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	38.9 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 211.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.8 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wichita McConnell AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1954	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1956	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1958	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1959	198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1960	211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1961	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1962	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1964	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1965	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1966	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1967	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1968	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1970	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wichita McConnell AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 88 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wichita McConnell AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	15 days
1954	38 days
1955	88 days
1956	32 days
1957	21 days
1958	46 days
1959	31 days
1960	27 days
1961	24 days
1962	32 days
1963	39 days
1964	29 days
1965	42 days
1966	30 days
1967	33 days
1968	28 days
1969	14 days
1970	61 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Wichita McConnell AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).