076 CDUS43 KICT 200641 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 139 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 68 412 AM 91 1907 59 9 58 MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 4 1923 36 19 47 AVERAGE 62 47 15 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.31 1.63 2003 0.10 1.21 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 2.23 1.54 0.69 0.79 SINCE MAR 1 2.23 1.54 0.69 0.79 SINCE JAN 1 5.83 3.55 2.28 2.52 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.3 1998 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 1.4 -1.0 T SINCE MAR 1 0.4 1.4 -1.0 T SINCE JUL 1 3.0 13.8 -10.8 17.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 18 -15 12 MONTH TO DATE 190 388 -198 334 SINCE MAR 1 190 388 -198 334 SINCE JUL 1 3413 4028 -615 3964 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 4 SINCE MAR 1 23 0 23 4 SINCE JAN 1 23 0 23 4 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 78 1200 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 742 PM CDT MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ VP