000 CDUS43 KICT 040630 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1230 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 248 PM 80 1994 53 -14 41 1910 MINIMUM 26 1148 PM -2 1960 30 -4 23 AVERAGE 33 42 -9 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 1918 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.21 0.49 0.02 SINCE MAR 1 0.70 0.21 0.49 0.02 SINCE JAN 1 2.62 2.07 0.55 1.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1952 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE JUL 1 22.1 14.1 8.0 16.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 24 8 33 MONTH TO DATE 59 72 -13 79 SINCE MAR 1 59 72 -13 79 SINCE JUL 1 3713 3847 -134 3619 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 71 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 100 AM LOWEST 48 200 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 82 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 1 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2008.........SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 627 PM CST MARCH 5 2008.........SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$