2022 Annual Climate Summary and Highlights
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Below is an annual 2022 climate summary from our primary climate sites...Wichita, Salina, and Chanute. WICHITA The average annual temperature was 58.0 degrees, 0.3 degrees warmer than average. Tied for the 28th warmest year since records began in 1888. The hottest daily temperature was 107 degrees on July 19th, and the coldest was 5 below zero on December 22nd. 94 days reached at least 90 degrees, which was 29 days above average. It was the 4th most 90-degree days on record, and the most since 2012. 27 days reached at least 100 degrees, which was 15 days above average. It tied for the 11th most 100-degree days on record, and the most since 2012. 122 mornings were 32 degrees or colder, which was 19 days above average. It tied for the 5th most 32-degree mornings on record, and the most since 1989. Precipitation-wise, 30.53 inches was measured, which was 3.78 inches below average. The greatest 24-hour total was 3.90 inches on May 31st. 38 days measured 0.1 inches of precipitation or greater, which was the 11th least 0.1 inch precipitation days on record, and the least since 1966. Snowfall-wise, 20.2 inches was measured, which is 7.5 inches above average. It was the 34th highest annual snowfall on record, and the most since 2014. The greatest 24-hour total was 5.9 inches on February 2nd. SALINA The average annual temperature was 56.3 degrees, 0.5 degrees warmer than average. Tied for the 47th warmest year since records began in 1900. The hottest daily temperature was 106 degrees on July 15th and 19th, and the coldest was 7 below zero on December 22nd. 83 days reached at least 90 degrees, which was 15 days above average. It tied for the 23rd most 90-degree days on record, and the most since 2018. 22 days reached at least 100 degrees, which was 6 days above average. It tied for the 34th most 100-degree days on record, and the most since 2017. 132 mornings were 32 degrees or colder, which was 17 days above average. It tied for the 16th most 32-degree mornings on record, and the most since 2019 Precipitation-wise, 27.37 inches was measured, which was 2.32 inches below average. The greatest 24-hour total was 2.47 inches on July 2nd. CHANUTE The average annual temperature was 59.0 degrees, 1.0 degrees warmer than average. Tied for the 15th warmest year since temperature records began in 1910. The hottest daily temperature was 107 degrees on July 24th and 19th, and the coldest was 3 below zero on December 22nd and 23rd. 97 days reached at least 90 degrees, which was 48 days above average. It was the 3rd most 90-degree days on record, and the most since 1956. 28 days reached at least 100 degrees, which was 23 days above average. It tied for the 8th most 100-degree days on record, and the most since 2011. Precipitation-wise, only 28.53 inches was measured, which was a whopping 12.16 inches below average. It was the 14th driest year on record, and the driest since 2011. The greatest 24-hour total was 3.29 inches from May 31st into June 1st. 7 days measured 1 inch of precipitation or greater, which tied for the 8th least one-inch precipitation days on record, and the least since 2020.
2022 Annual Climate Reports |
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2022 Temperatures
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| Kansas 2022 average temperatures (the average of each daily high and low temperature). | Kansas 2022 average temperatures departure from normal. While there was some variability, overall temperatures were near to above average in 2022, with pockets of below average temperatures. |
| 2022 Warmest Temperatures | 2022 Coldest Temperatures |
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| The warmest temperatures recorded in 2022 across Kansas. | The coldest temperatures recorded in 2022 across Kansas. |
| 2022 Temperature Rankings |
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| Kansas 2022 temperature rankings by climate division. The number 1 denotes the warmest year on record (since 1893), 131 denotes the coolest. The eastern one-third of the state average slightly cooler than normal. |
2022 Precipitation
| 2022 Precipitation | 2022 Precipitation Departure from Normal |
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| Kansas 2022 precipitation (liquid-equivalent) in inches. | Kansas 2022 precipitation departure from normal, based on the official 1991-2020 normals. Most of the state experienced below average precipitation in 2022, most pronounced over generally the southwest half. |
| 2022 Snowfall | 2022 Snowfall Departure from Normal |
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| 2022 snowfall across Kansas in inches. | Snowfall was mostly near to above normal across Kansas in 2022, although there were pockets of below average snowfall over northern and southwest portions. |
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2022 Precipitation Rankings |
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| Kansas 2022 precipitation rankings by climate division. The number 1 denotes the wettest year on record (since 1893), 131 denotes the driest. It was one of the driest years on record for west-central and southwest Kansas. |
2022 Miscellaneous Climate and Headline Information
| 2022 Tornado Warnings | 2022 Tornado Warnings Departure from Normal |
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| The number tornado warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in 2022. | 2022 tornado warnings departure from normal by NWS office. Large portions of the country, especially Mid-America, experienced fewer tornado warnings than normal in 2022, with pockets of above normal tornado warnings across the north, south, and east. |
| 2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings | 2022 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Departure from Normal |
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| The number severe thunderstorm warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in 2022. | 2022 severe thunderstorm warnings departure from normal by NWS office. Large portions of the country experienced fewer severe thunderstorm warnings than normal in 2022, with pockets of above normal warnings across the north, west, and east. |
| 2022 Flash Flood Warnings | 2022 Flood + Flash Flood Warnings Departure from Normal |
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| The number flash flood warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in 2022, for life-threatening flash flooding. | 2022 flood and flash flood warnings departure from normal by NWS office. Large portions of Mid-America experienced fewer flood and flash flood warnings than normal in 2022, with pockets of above normal warnings across the southwest and east. |
| 2022 High Wind Warnings | 2022 High Wind Warnings Departure from Normal |
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| The number high wind warnings per county across Kansas issued by the National Weather Service in 2022, for strong winds not associated with thunderstorms. | 2022 high wind warnings departure from normal by NWS office. Much of the country was near normal, although portions of the central and west saw above normal high wind warning issuances. |
| 2022 Red Flag Warnings | 2022 Red Flag Warnings Departure from Normal |
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| The number of 2022 red flag warnings per county across Kansas, for extreme fire danger. | 2022 red flag warnings departure from normal by NWS office. Central and west-central portions of the country experienced higher than normal extreme fire danger in 2022. |
| 2022 Winter Storm Warnings | 2022 Winter Storm Warnings + Winter Weather Advisories Departure from Normal |
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| The number of 2022 winter storm warnings per county across Kansas, for hazardous winter weather. | 2022 winter storm warnings + winter weather advisories departure from normal by NWS office. Much of the northern half of the country saw above normal issuances of winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories. |
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