000 CDUS43 KICT 170716 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 115 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 17 841 PM 69 1939 43 -26 32 MINIMUM 10 250 AM -6 1989 24 -14 6 AVERAGE 14 33 -19 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 1.03 1928 0.04 0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.77 -0.47 2.14 SINCE DEC 1 0.30 0.77 -0.47 2.14 SINCE JAN 1 52.86 29.80 23.06 37.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.2 4.5 1892 0.1 2.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 1.6 2.7 3.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 1.6 2.7 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 4.3 3.3 1.0 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 51 31 20 46 MONTH TO DATE 492 467 25 519 SINCE DEC 1 492 467 25 519 SINCE JUL 1 1336 1371 -35 1271 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 AM LOWEST 80 500 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 72 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 1 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$