By THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Overall, July 2020 was somewhat warmer and much wetter than normal across the region.
Salina had an average monthly temperature of 80.2 degrees, which was 0.9 degrees cooler than normal. It tied for the 48th coolest July since official records began in 1900, and it was the coolest since 2014. Salina failed to reach 100 degrees in July, which was the first time since 2007; Salina typically sees about five to six 100-degree days in July.
Precipitation-wise, Salina tallied 7.62 inches, which was 3.33 inches above normal. It was the 10th wettest July on record, and the wettest since 1994.
Chanute had an average monthly temperature of 82.7 degrees, which was 3.2 degrees warmer than normal. It was the 18th warmest July since official records began in 1896, and it was the warmest since 2012. Twenty-four days reached at least 90 degrees, which was 9 days above the July normal of 15 days.
Precipitation-wise, Chanute tallied only 1.68 inches, which was 2.69 inches below normal. It was the 26th driest July on record, and the driest since 2014.
Wichita had an average monthly temperature of 82.3 degrees, which was 1.2 degrees warmer than normal. It tied for the 34th warmest July since official records began in 1888, and the warmest since 2017. Wichita failed to reach 100 degrees in July, which was the first time since 2007; Wichita typically sees about four 100-degree days in July.
Precipitation-wise, Wichita tallied 4.67 inches, which was 1.35 inches above normal. It was the 37th wettest July on record, and the wettest since 2016.