National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

After experiencing the 5th warmest winter on record, with a three month average temperature of 38.4 degrees from December 1st to February 29th, Wichita went on to witness the warmest spring in the city`s 124-year climate history. Wichita`s average temperature from March 1st to May 31st, which is considered meteorological spring, was 64.4 degrees.
This torched the previous record of 59.9 degrees, recorded in 2006, by an amazing 4.5 degrees. The 64.4 degree average is an amazing 8.2 degrees above the 56.2 degree normal for spring.

By experiencing the 2nd warmest March on record with an average of 57.9 degrees, the 5th warmest April with an average of 62.5 degrees, and the 2nd warmest May with an average of 72.8 degrees, it marked the 1st time the average temperature for each of the spring months was warm enough to gain admission into the "10 warmest fraternity".

All of the above statistics have combined to make the first 5 months of 2012 the warmest on record. From January 1st to May 31st, the average temperature in the air capital was 54.5 degrees. This is 2.4 degrees warmer than the previous record of 52.1 degrees set in 2006. If this torrid pace is maintained, then 2012 would become the warmest year in
the city`s 124-year climate record. The following lists the 10 warmest years on record. The 2nd column represents the average temperature from January 1st to May 31st for each respective year.