000 CDUS43 KICT 230712 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 110 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 25 1017 PM 72 1896 41 -16 37 MINIMUM 5 136 AM -16 1989 22 -17 19 AVERAGE 15 32 -17 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.96 1932 0.04 -0.04 0.42 MONTH TO DATE 0.34 1.01 -0.67 2.56 SINCE DEC 1 0.34 1.01 -0.67 2.56 SINCE JAN 1 52.90 30.04 22.86 37.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.6 2007 0.1 -0.1 6.6 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 2.2 2.1 9.6 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 2.2 2.1 9.6 SINCE JUL 1 4.3 3.9 0.4 12.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 50 33 17 37 MONTH TO DATE 739 661 78 696 SINCE DEC 1 739 661 78 696 SINCE JUL 1 1583 1565 18 1448 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 23 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 200 AM LOWEST 40 1100 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 67 1893 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -15 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ ES