000 CDUS43 KICT 010623 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1222 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 34 434 PM 70 1951 40 -6 37 MINIMUM 21 818 AM -5 1968 21 0 20 1927 AVERAGE 28 30 -2 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.85 1984 0.03 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.35 -0.09 2.62 SINCE DEC 1 1.26 1.35 -0.09 2.62 SINCE JAN 1 53.82 30.38 23.44 37.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1928 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 4.6 3.4 1.2 10.6 SINCE DEC 1 4.6 3.4 1.2 10.6 SINCE JUL 1 4.6 5.1 -0.5 13.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 35 2 36 MONTH TO DATE 982 965 17 1040 SINCE DEC 1 982 965 17 1040 SINCE JUL 1 1826 1869 -43 1792 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1530 1655 -125 1801 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 600 AM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 66 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -5 1979 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2009.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST JANUARY 2 2009.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$