Wichita’s becoming one cool hangout.
While the average global land temperature was nearly a full degree above the 20th century mean of 60.1 degrees in August – earning a spot in the Top 10 – Wichita’s average temperature last month was a whopping two degrees below normal.
That wasn’t enough of a departure to land in the list of Top 10 coolest Augusts for Wichita, but I rather doubt anyone was complaining around here.
September’s trumping August, too: The average temperature so far this month is more than 5 degrees below average.
While these temperatures took the edge off the heat, folks are already asking me if this trend foretells a long, cold winter. The short answer is “no.” If the cool trend lingers, I’ll explore and explain that in more detail in a few weeks…