Editing Wichita, Kansas (section)

===Climate===
====Climatic influences on weather====
Wichita lies within the [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] [[Humid subtropical climate#Breakdown of letters|''Cfa'']]), typically experiencing hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters. Located on the [[Great Plains]], far from any large moderating influences such as mountains or large bodies of water, Wichita often experiences severe weather with thunderstorms occurring frequently during the spring and summer. These occasionally bring large hail and frequent lightning. Particularly destructive ones have struck the Wichita area several times in the course of its history - in September 1965, during the [[Andover tornado outbreak|Andover, Kansas tornado outbreak]] of April 1991, and during the [[1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak|Oklahoma tornado outbreak]] of May 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadochaser.com/torhist3.htm|title=Kansas Tornado History - Historical Tornado Facts|publisher=Tornadochaser.com|access-date=September 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327070325/http://www.tornadochaser.com/torhist3.htm|archive-date=March 27, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2009/03/26/749271/1991-wichita-area-tornado.html|title=1991 Wichita-area tornado|access-date=April 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820160813/http://www.kansas.com/2009/03/26/749271/1991-wichita-area-tornado.html|archive-date=August 20, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2011/02/23/1732673/wichita-tornado-1965.html|title=Photos: 1965 Wichita tornado|access-date=April 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504232713/http://www.kansas.com/2011/02/23/1732673/wichita-tornado-1965.html|archive-date=May 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Winters are cold and dry; since Wichita is roughly midway between [[Canada]] and the [[Gulf of Mexico]], cold spells and warm spells are equally frequent. Warm air masses from the Gulf of Mexico can raise midwinter temperatures into the 50s and even 60s (°F), while cold-air masses from the Arctic can occasionally plunge the temperature below 0&nbsp;°F. Wind speed in the city averages {{convert|13|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Weatherbase/> On average, January is the coldest month (and the driest), July the hottest, and May the wettest.

====Weather data====
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Wichita Area, KS(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Wichita]]

The average temperature in the city is {{convert|57.7|°F|1}}.<ref name="NCEI 1991-2020"/> Over the course of a year, the monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|33.2|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|81.5|°F|1}} in July. The high temperature reaches or exceeds {{convert|90|°F|0}} an average of 65 days a year and {{convert|100|°F|0}} an average of 12 days a year. The minimum temperature falls to or below {{convert|10|°F|0}} on an average 7.7 days a year. The hottest temperature recorded in Wichita was {{convert|114|°F|0}} in 1936; the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-22|°F|0}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 12, 1899]]. Readings as low as {{convert|-17|°F|0}} and as high as {{convert|111|°F|0}} occurred as recently as February 16, 2021, and [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|July 29–30, 2012]], respectively.<ref name = NOAA/> Wichita receives on average about {{convert|34.31|in|0}} of precipitation a year, most of which falls in the warmer months, and experiences 87 days of measurable precipitation. The average [[relative humidity]] is 80% in the morning and 49% in the evening.<ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web | title = Historical Weather for Wichita, Kansas, United States of America | publisher = Weatherbase | url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=5427&refer=&cityname=Wichita-Kansas-United-States-of-America&units= | access-date = January 25, 2012}}</ref> Annual snowfall averages {{convert|12.7|in|cm}}. Measurable snowfall occurs an average of nine days per year with at least an inch of snow falling on four of those days. Snow depth of at least an inch occurs an average of 12 days per year.<ref name="NCEI 1991-2020"/> The average window for freezing temperatures is October 25 through April 9.<ref name="NOAA" />

{{Weather box
|collapsed = Y
|location = Wichita, Kansas (1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1888–present){{efn|Official records for Wichita have been kept at various locations in and around the city from July 1888 to November 1953, and at the Mid-Continent Airport since December 1953 (currently named Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport). For more information, see [http://threadex.rcc-acis.org Threadex]}}
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 113
|Aug record high F = 114
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 83
|Jan avg record high F = 65.8
|Feb avg record high F = 71.6
|Mar avg record high F = 79.9
|Apr avg record high F = 85.3
|May avg record high F = 92.0
|Jun avg record high F = 98.4
|Jul avg record high F =103.7
|Aug avg record high F =102.2
|Sep avg record high F = 97.3
|Oct avg record high F = 89.0
|Nov avg record high F = 75.5
|Dec avg record high F = 65.3
|year avg record high F = 104.9
|Jan high F = 43.9
|Feb high F = 48.9
|Mar high F = 59.1
|Apr high F = 68.3
|May high F = 77.5
|Jun high F = 87.9
|Jul high F = 92.6
|Aug high F = 91.0
|Sep high F = 83.3
|Oct high F = 70.8
|Nov high F = 57.0
|Dec high F = 45.8
|year high F = 68.8
|Jan mean F = 33.2
|Feb mean F = 37.6
|Mar mean F = 47.4
|Apr mean F = 56.5
|May mean F = 66.7
|Jun mean F = 76.9
|Jul mean F = 81.5
|Aug mean F = 79.9
|Sep mean F = 71.7
|Oct mean F = 59.0
|Nov mean F = 45.8
|Dec mean F = 35.6
|year mean F = 57.7
|Jan low F = 22.5
|Feb low F = 26.3
|Mar low F = 35.7
|Apr low F = 44.8
|May low F = 55.9
|Jun low F = 65.9
|Jul low F = 70.4
|Aug low F = 68.8
|Sep low F = 60.1
|Oct low F = 47.2
|Nov low F = 34.7
|Dec low F = 25.4
|year low F = 46.5
|Jan avg record low F = 5.1
|Feb avg record low F = 8.4
|Mar avg record low F = 17.1
|Apr avg record low F = 28.2
|May avg record low F = 40.5
|Jun avg record low F = 53.9
|Jul avg record low F = 61.4
|Aug avg record low F = 59.3
|Sep avg record low F = 44.6
|Oct avg record low F = 29.7
|Nov avg record low F = 17.9
|Dec avg record low F = 8.4
|year avg record low F = 1.0
|Jan record low F = −15
|Feb record low F = −22
|Mar record low F = −3
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = 1
|Dec record low F = −16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.85
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.20
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.30
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.10
|May precipitation inch = 5.17
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.93
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.98
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.30
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.05
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.85
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.36
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.22
|year precipitation inch = 34.31
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 0.8
|Dec snow inch = 3.1
|Jan snow inch = 2.7
|Feb snow inch = 3.6
|Mar snow inch = 2.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.2
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch = 12.7
| Jan snow depth inch  = 2
| Feb snow depth inch  = 3
| Mar snow depth inch  = 1
| Apr snow depth inch  = 0
| May snow depth inch  = 0
| Jun snow depth inch  = 0
| Jul snow depth inch  = 0
| Aug snow depth inch  = 0
| Sep snow depth inch  = 0
| Oct snow depth inch  = 0
| Nov snow depth inch  = 1
| Dec snow depth inch  = 2
| year snow depth inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.8
|Feb precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 7.4
|Apr precipitation days = 8.3
|May precipitation days = 11.3
|Jun precipitation days = 9.5
|Jul precipitation days = 8.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
|Nov precipitation days = 5.1
|Dec precipitation days = 5.4
|year precipitation days = 87.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 2.2
|Jan snow days = 2.7
|Feb snow days = 2.2
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 9.2
|Jan sun = 190.9 |Jan percentsun = 62
|Feb sun = 186.4 |Feb percentsun = 62
|Mar sun = 230.4 |Mar percentsun = 62
|Apr sun = 257.8 |Apr percentsun = 65
|May sun = 289.8 |May percentsun = 66
|Jun sun = 305.0 |Jun percentsun = 69
|Jul sun = 342.1 |Jul percentsun = 76
|Aug sun = 309.2 |Aug percentsun = 73
|Sep sun = 245.6 |Sep percentsun = 66
|Oct sun = 226.3 |Oct percentsun = 65
|Nov sun = 170.2 |Nov percentsun = 56
|Dec sun = 168.7 |Dec percentsun = 57
|year percentsun = 66
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 69.9
|Feb humidity = 68.3
|Mar humidity = 63.8
|Apr humidity = 62.8
|May humidity = 67.0
|Jun humidity = 64.3
|Jul humidity = 58.9
|Aug humidity = 61.1
|Sep humidity = 66.8
|Oct humidity = 65.1
|Nov humidity = 70.0
|Dec humidity = 71.7
|year humidity = 65.8
|Jan dew point C = -6.9
|Feb dew point C = -4.6
|Mar dew point C = 0.0
|Apr dew point C = 5.7
|May dew point C = 11.7
|Jun dew point C = 16.2
|Jul dew point C = 17.6
|Aug dew point C = 17.0
|Sep dew point C = 13.8
|Oct dew point C = 7.2
|Nov dew point C = 1.1
|Dec dew point C = -4.7
|Jan uv = 2
|Feb uv = 3
|Mar uv = 5
|Apr uv = 7
|May uv = 9
|Jun uv = 10
|Jul uv = 10
|Aug uv = 9
|Sep uv = 7
|Oct uv = 5
|Nov uv = 3
|Dec uv = 2
|source 1 = [[National Weather Service]] (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web 
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data (Wichita area)
|publisher = [[National Weather Service]] Forecast Office - Wichita, KS 
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ict 
|access-date = January 31, 2025}}</ref><ref name="NCEI 1991-2020">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003928&format=pdf 
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date = October 13, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230912153008/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003928&format=pdf
|archive-date = September 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name= noaasun >{{cite web 
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72450.TXT 
|title = WMO Climate Normals for Wichita/Mid-Continent Arpt KS 1961–1990 
|access-date = March 11, 2014 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230912151808/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72450.TXT
|archive-date = September 12, 2023}}</ref>
}}

====Pollen and other allergens====
Wichita is consistently ranked as one of the worst major cities in the nation for seasonal allergies, due largely to tree and grass pollen (partly from surrounding open plains and pastureland), and smoke from frequent burning of fields by the region's farmers and ranchers, driven by the strong Kansas winds.<ref name="allergy_capitals_aafa_org">[https://aafa.org/asthma-allergy-research/allergy-capitals/ "Allergy Capitals,"] website of the [[Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America]], retrieved March 31, 2023</ref><ref name="spring_allergies_2023_03_21_ksn">[https://www.ksn.com/video/wichita-doctors-seeing-an-increase-in-spring-allergies/8489667/ "Wichita doctors seeing an increase in spring allergies,"] March 21, 2023, [[Kansas State Network]], retrieved March 31, 2023</ref>  The [[Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America]], ranked Wichita—out of the nation's 100 largest cities—sixth worst for people with allergies in 2016,<ref name="sixth_allergies_2016_04_04_kmuw_org">[https://www.kmuw.org/health/2016-04-04/wichita-ranks-sixth-in-nation-for-spring-allergies " Wichita Ranks Sixth In Nation For Spring Allergies,"] April 4, 2016, [[KMUW-FM]], retrieved March 31, 2023</ref> third worst in 2021,<ref name="wichita_3rd_2021_03_08_kansas_com">[https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article249633108.html "Wichita ranks 3rd in nation for allergies,"] March 8, 2021, ''[[Wichita Eagle]],'' retrieved March 31, 2023</ref> second worst in 2022,<ref name="seasonal_allergies_03_03_kake">[https://www.kake.com/story/45998809/wichita-is-one-of-the-worst-us-cities-for-seasonal-allergies-report "Wichita is one of the worst US cities for seasonal allergies: Report,"] March 3, 2022, [[KAKE-TV]] News, retrieved March 31, 2023, 12</ref> and worst nationwide in 2023.<ref name="allergy_capitals_aafa_org" /><ref name="worst_cities_allergies_2023_03_16_washpost">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/16/allergy-season-pollen-count-climate/ "The worst cities in the U.S. for allergies,"] March 16, 2023, ''[[Washington Post]],'' retrieved March 31, 2023</ref><ref name="dallas_wichita_2023_03_17_cbsnews">[https://www.cbsnews.com/video/dallas-wichita-among-hardest-u-s-cities-to-live-for-those-with-allergies-study-finds/ "Dallas, Wichita among the hardest U.S. cities to live for those with allergies, study finds,"] March 17, 2023, [[CBS News]], retrieved March 31, 2023</ref><ref name="wichita_worst_2023_03_17_kansas_com">[https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article273180880.html "Wichita, KS is the worst city in US for those with allergies,"] March 17, 2023, ''[[Wichita Eagle]],'' retrieved March 31, 2023</ref><ref name="wichita_worst_2023_03_17_kake">[https://www.kake.com/story/48569464/wichita-is-ranked-the-worst-us-city-for-allergies "Wichita is ranked the worst US city for allergies,"] March 17, 2023, [[KAKE-TV]] News, retrieved March 31, 2023, 12</ref>