June 2020 Climate Summary and Highlights

June 2020 Climate Summary and Highlights

Summary

Overall, June 2020 was warmer and drier than normal across the region.

Wichita had an average monthly temperature of 80.3 degrees, which was 4.5 degrees warmer than normal. It was the 11th warmest June since official records began in 1889, and the warmest since 2018. Twenty-five days reached at least 90 degrees, which tied with 1911 for the most June 90-degree days on record. Precipitation-wise, Wichita tallied only 1.71 inches, which was 3.49 inches below normal. It was the 18th driest June on record, and the driest since 1998.

Salina had an average monthly temperature of 79.6 degrees, which was 4.0 degrees warmer than normal. It tied for the 13th warmest June since official records began in 1900, and it was the warmest since 2018. Twenty-four days reached at least 90 degrees, which tied for 5th most June 90-degree days on record, and the most since 1952. Precipitation-wise, Salina tallied 3.62 inches, which was 0.49 inches below normal.

Chanute had an average monthly temperature of 79.2 degrees, which was 4.6 degrees warmer than normal. It tied for the 8th warmest June since official records began in 1896, and it was the warmest since 2016. Twenty-one days reached at least 90 degrees, which tied for 7th most June 90-degree days on record, and the most since 1953. Precipitation-wise, Chanute tallied only 1.23 inches, which was 4.80 inches below normal. It was the 7th driest June on record, and the driest since 1988.

Temperatures
Precipitation

June Temperatures

Average Temperature	Average Temperature Departure from Normal

June 2020 average temperatures across Kansas (the average of each daily high and low temperature).	June 2020 average temperature departure from normal across Kansas. Much of the region saw warmer than normal temperatures for the month, with many locations at least 4 degrees above normal.

Number of 90-Degree Temperatures	Statewide Temperature Rankings

June 90-degree temperatures were well above normal across the region.	June 2020 statewide temperature rankings. It was Kansas' 8th warmest June since 1895.

June Precipitation

Precipitation	Precipitation Departure from Normal

June 2020 precipitation across Kansas. Portions of southeast Kansas saw less than one inch, with the most amounts extending from western into northeast Kansas.	June 2020 precipitation departure from normal across Kansas. Most of southeast Kansas was much drier than normal, with many locations at least 4 inches below normal.

Wichita's Top-20 Driest Junes	Chanute Top-10 Driest Junes

Wichita tallied only 1.71 inches of rainfall in June, which is 3.49 inches below normal. It was the 18th driest June since records began in 1889, and the driest since 1998.	Chanute tallied only 1.23 inches of rainfall in June, which is 4.80 inches below normal. It was the 7th driest June since records began in 1896, and the driest since 1988.

Statewide Precipitation Rankings

June 2020 statewide precipitation rankings. It was Kansas' 27th driest June since 1895.

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