Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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618 NOUS43 KICT 121112 PNSICT KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-121500- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Wichita KS 612 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 1951, the Kansas River Valley Flood reached a plateau when the Kansas, Neosho, Verdigris and Marais Des Cygnes Rivers inundated most of Northeast and East Central Kansas. Primed by record-setting rainfalls that swamped most of these areas in May and June, the flooding was escalated by astonishing 8 to 16 inch rainfalls that inundated many areas from July 9th to the 12th. The Kansas River crested 4 to 6 FEET ABOVE ALL RECORDS from Manhattan to Bonner Springs and crests on the Marais Des Cygnes, Verdigris and Neosho Rivers crested some 9 FEET ABOVE ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORDS.In all, 28 died in the worst flood on record for the Kansas River and its tributaries that caused around $1 billion damage. && In 2012, Death Valley California had a "low" temperature of 107 degrees. This tied the world record for warmest low temperature. With a high of 128 degrees, the average temperature for the date was 117.5 degrees, which is the world record for the hottest calendar day average temperature. $$ Auto