Consecutive Days Of Snow Cover Piling Up In Wichita (1/2/2008)

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AS OF Friday JAN 4th...THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT THE WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT FOR 13 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THIS IS THE LONGEST SUCH STREAK SINCE 1993 WHEN WE HAD 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF AN INCH OR MORE SNOW ON THE GROUND.

THE CURRENT STREAK RANKS 13TH OF ALL TIME. BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF STREAKS UP TO THE CURRENT ONE. 
  RANK     # DAYS             END DATE
   1         26                1/19/1988
   2         23                3/14/1960
   3         22                2/13/1979
   3         22                1/21/1979
   5         20                2/04/1978
   6         17                1/16/1974
   7         16                1/24/1993
             16                2/22/1978
   9         14                1/03/1984
             14                2/16/1982
             14                1/05/1967
             14                1/28/1962
  13         13                 1/4/2008
             13                1/28/1987
             13                2/13/1983
  16         12                2/19/1980
             12                1/15/1973
             12               12/20/1961
  19         11                2/27/1975
  20         10                2/11/2004

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