404 CDUS43 KICT 100619 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1219 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 322 PM 81 1986 56 5 50 MINIMUM 28 638 AM 3 1996 33 -5 30 AVERAGE 45 44 1 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 1909 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.66 -0.17 0.65 SINCE MAR 1 0.49 0.66 -0.17 0.65 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 2.67 1.42 2.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1909 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 3.0 13.1 -10.1 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 21 -1 25 MONTH TO DATE 138 198 -60 193 SINCE MAR 1 138 198 -60 193 SINCE JUL 1 3361 3838 -477 3823 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 200 AM LOWEST 23 100 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1989 1967 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 -1 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 633 PM CST MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$