Today’s high of 101 is the first triple-digit day for Wichita in June since 1998, according to National Weather Service records.
The last time Wichita hit 100 in June was on June 29, 1998, when it was 105. That was the last of 9 days of 100-degree temperatures that June…including a high of 108 on June 20 of that year.
The thermometer hit triple digits in Wichita today for the first time this year, reaching 101 at 4:40 p.m. at the National Weather Service’s official recording site next to Mid-Continent Airport.
Wichita averages a little more than one 100-degree day in June each year, and 2009 appears poised to top that, with similar highs forecast for Friday and Saturday.
WICHITA – Triple digit temperatures are expected in Wichita for the first time this year today as a heat spell strengthens over the Great Plains.
The National Weather Service has extended an excessive heat warning until 7 p.m. Friday for eastern Kansas, stretching basically from I-135 east to the state line. Heat indices are expected to climb above 105 in the region as hot, humid air remains camped over much of the heartland.
Temperatures are expected to touch 100 each of the next three days in Wichita, forecasters say, until a cool front brings a chance of showers and notably cooler temperatures to the region on Saturday.