205 CDUS43 KICT 110623 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 123 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 61 414 PM 85 1989 56 5 60 1967 1955 MINIMUM 32 640 AM -1 1948 33 -1 25 AVERAGE 47 45 2 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1973 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.74 -0.25 0.65 SINCE MAR 1 0.49 0.74 -0.25 0.65 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 2.75 1.34 2.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.2 2000 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 3.0 13.2 -10.2 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 20 -2 22 MONTH TO DATE 156 218 -62 215 SINCE MAR 1 156 218 -62 215 SINCE JUL 1 3379 3858 -479 3845 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 800 AM LOWEST 29 300 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 89 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 -3 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$