000 CDUS43 KICT 220657 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1255 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 104 PM 66 1893 42 3 34 MINIMUM 34 1030 PM -8 1983 23 11 19 AVERAGE 40 32 8 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.61 1949 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.02 0.97 0.05 0.59 SINCE DEC 1 1.02 0.97 0.05 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 28.69 30.00 -1.31 36.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.1 -2.1 7.6 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 2.1 -2.1 7.6 SINCE JUL 1 5.5 3.8 1.7 7.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 33 -8 38 MONTH TO DATE 547 628 -81 791 SINCE DEC 1 547 628 -81 791 SINCE JUL 1 1357 1532 -175 1528 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1924 1658 266 1845 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 29 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 65 100 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -16 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2006......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$