000 CDUS43 KICT 180705 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 102 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 23 529 PM 72 1939 43 -20 43 MINIMUM 14 411 AM 1 1901 24 -10 14 AVERAGE 19 33 -14 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 2005 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.30 0.81 -0.51 2.14 SINCE DEC 1 0.30 0.81 -0.51 2.14 SINCE JAN 1 52.86 29.84 23.02 37.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.5 2005 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 1.7 2.6 3.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 1.7 2.6 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 4.3 3.4 0.9 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 32 14 36 MONTH TO DATE 538 499 39 555 SINCE DEC 1 538 499 39 555 SINCE JUL 1 1382 1403 -21 1307 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 13 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 300 AM LOWEST 67 1100 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 68 2001 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -4 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$