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CDUS43 KICT 110654
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1255 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    313 PM  72    1890  44     -8       32       
  MINIMUM         14    746 AM  -3    1919  25    -11       22       
  AVERAGE         25                        35    -10       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1960   0.05  -0.05     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.50  -0.40     0.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.10                      0.50  -0.40     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.66                     29.53  23.13    36.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1969   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       1.0    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.4                       1.0    0.4      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.4                       2.7   -1.3      2.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        30     10       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       283      0      295       
  SINCE DEC 1    283                       283      0      295       
  SINCE JUL 1   1127                      1187    -60     1047       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -3      1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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