000 CDUS43 KICT 101304 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 702 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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 43 1206 AM 67 1946 45 -2 23 1896 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -4 1919 26 -6 19 AVERAGE 32 35 -3 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.79 1911 0.05 0.04 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.45 -0.35 0.26 SINCE DEC 1 0.10 0.45 -0.35 0.26 SINCE JAN 1 52.66 29.48 23.18 35.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.4 3.4 1947 0.1 1.3 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 2.6 -1.2 2.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 29 4 44 MONTH TO DATE 243 253 -10 257 SINCE DEC 1 243 253 -10 257 SINCE JUL 1 1087 1157 -70 1009 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1530 1658 -128 1801 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 900 AM LOWEST 57 600 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 72 1890 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -3 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$