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CDUS43 KICT 280639
CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1238 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61   1237 AM  68    1946  40     21       31       
  MINIMUM         22    943 PM  -3    1924  21      1       29       
  AVERAGE         42                        31     11       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.91          1.07 1942   0.04   0.87     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.21   0.05     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.26                      1.21   0.05     2.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.82                     30.24  23.58    37.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           7.6  1943   0.1    0.2      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       2.7    1.9      9.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       2.7    1.9      9.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.6                       4.4    0.2     12.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        34    -11       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  870                       828     42      873       
  SINCE DEC 1    870                       828     42      873       
  SINCE JUL 1   1714                      1732    -18     1625       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  22 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        71      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -10      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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