Wichita in January, like much of Kansas, saw a lot of snow and rain along with frigid temperatures.
But, just how cold was it, and what should we expect for February and spring?
Wichita saw four records set in January: two for the coldest high on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15, with 6 and 7 degrees from an arctic blast that hit the state, and another two on Jan. 8 for most precipitation (0.45 inches) and snow (3.3 inches) for historic January 8th in Wichita.
Records in Wichita date back to 1888.
The average temperature of 28.8 degrees in Wichita made it the coldest January since 1996 and the 34th coldest on record.
Wichita also recorded 6.3 inches of snow in January, the most since 2021, and 14.5 inches so far this winter season, which is the most since the 2007-2008 winter. Both of those figures are just over double what would normally be seen during those time frames, according to the National Weather Service.
While January, which is the coldest month in Kansas, had many bitterly cold days, the rest of the season so far has stayed pretty true to what was forecast — besides a freakish 7.8 inches of snow that set a Nov. 25 record .