000 CDUS43 KICT 120622 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1221 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 54 404 PM 75 1939 44 10 34 MINIMUM 19 347 AM -3 1932 25 -6 28 AVERAGE 37 35 2 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 2007 0.05 -0.05 1.11 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.55 -0.45 1.98 SINCE DEC 1 0.10 0.55 -0.45 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 52.66 29.58 23.08 37.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1941 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 1.4 2.8 -1.4 2.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 30 -2 34 MONTH TO DATE 311 313 -2 329 SINCE DEC 1 311 313 -2 329 SINCE JUL 1 1155 1217 -62 1081 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 900 AM LOWEST 46 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 73 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -4 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 13 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. $$