000 CDUS43 KICT 150655 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 154 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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 71 448 PM 100 1893 83 -12 68 MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 44 1974 60 -7 60 1961 AVERAGE 62 71 -9 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.76 1962 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 12.94 1.40 11.54 0.13 SINCE SEP 1 12.94 1.40 11.54 0.13 SINCE JAN 1 47.14 23.20 23.94 30.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2007 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 1 2 1 MONTH TO DATE 21 12 9 1 SINCE SEP 1 21 12 9 1 SINCE JUL 1 21 12 9 1 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0 MONTH TO DATE 54 133 -79 114 SINCE SEP 1 54 133 -79 114 SINCE JAN 1 1421 1534 -113 1555 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 600 AM LOWEST 38 400 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 37 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 15 2008.....SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 16 2008.....SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$