000 CDUS43 KICT 290622 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1222 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 45 424 PM 71 1889 40 5 29 MINIMUM 20 248 AM -10 1894 21 -1 12 AVERAGE 33 31 2 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.75 1979 0.04 -0.04 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.25 0.01 2.62 SINCE DEC 1 1.26 1.25 0.01 2.62 SINCE JAN 1 53.82 30.28 23.54 37.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.9 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.7 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 2.8 1.8 10.6 SINCE DEC 1 4.6 2.8 1.8 10.6 SINCE JUL 1 4.6 4.5 0.1 13.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 34 -2 44 MONTH TO DATE 902 862 40 917 SINCE DEC 1 902 862 40 917 SINCE JUL 1 1746 1766 -20 1669 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 20 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 400 AM LOWEST 49 1200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 66 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -9 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$