Record-breaking snow fell on Wichita. Here’s a look at what’s coming next

If you thought the snow came a little early this year, you can rest assured that you are right.

The snow that fell in Wichita on Sunday night wasn’t your “normal” kind of snow. It was record-breaking snow, according to the Wichita branch of the National Weather Service.

At 10:22 p.m. Sunday, the branch tweeted that the 0.3 inches of snow that fell was considered “the earliest measurable snow on record” for the city of Wichita. The record book started in 1888.

The 0.3 inches of snow beat out the previous record set on Oct. 22, 1996. That means this snowfall was a week earlier than the early snow that fell 22 years ago.

In total, 0.7 inches of snow fell Sunday evening, according to NWS Wichita.

Many Wichitans have photographic proof of the measurable snowfall.

The early snow wasn’t the only record that Wichita beat, though.

The 31 degree temperature early this morning is the record-low temperature for Oct. 15, NWS Wichita tweeted. The previous record was 33 degrees on Oct. 15, 1974.

Another record was broken Monday afternoon, when the high of 47 degrees became the coldest daily high temperature. The previous mark was 52 degrees, set on Oct. 15, 2009.

Wichitans can expect a widespread frost and freezing later tonight, the branch tweeted, with a forecasted “low temperature” of 31 degrees in Wichita.

Looking forward, ”temperatures will remain below normal through next weekend,” according to NWS Wichita.

This story was originally published October 15, 2018 at 8:25 AM with the headline "Record-breaking snow fell on Wichita. Here’s a look at what’s coming next."