000 CDUS43 KICT 240633 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1232 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 36 444 PM 67 1893 41 -5 35 MINIMUM 24 1223 AM -15 1989 22 2 9 AVERAGE 30 32 -2 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.44 1918 0.04 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 1.05 -0.70 2.56 SINCE DEC 1 0.35 1.05 -0.70 2.56 SINCE JAN 1 52.91 30.08 22.83 37.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.3 2.3 2.0 9.6 SINCE DEC 1 4.3 2.3 2.0 9.6 SINCE JUL 1 4.3 4.0 0.3 12.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 33 2 43 MONTH TO DATE 774 694 80 739 SINCE DEC 1 774 694 80 739 SINCE JUL 1 1618 1598 20 1491 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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 PM LOWEST 40 1200 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -10 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 25 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. $$