000 CDUS43 KICT 210635 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1234 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 31 138 AM 70 1894 42 -11 53 MINIMUM 9 1159 PM -7 1983 23 -14 28 AVERAGE 20 32 -12 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 1920 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.93 -0.59 2.14 SINCE DEC 1 0.34 0.93 -0.59 2.14 SINCE JAN 1 52.90 29.96 22.94 37.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 SINCE JUL 1 4.3 3.7 0.6 5.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 32 13 24 MONTH TO DATE 638 595 43 639 SINCE DEC 1 638 595 43 639 SINCE JUL 1 1482 1499 -17 1391 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 34 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 600 AM LOWEST 51 400 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 66 1893 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -8 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$