130 
CDUS43 KICT 310621
CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
120 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012


...................................

...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         79    416 PM  83    1917  63     16       46
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  18    1964  39     16       32
  AVERAGE         67                        51     16       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1953   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      2.59   1.44     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      4.03                      2.59   1.44     0.95
  SINCE JAN 1      7.63                      4.60   3.03     2.68

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1926   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       2.0   -1.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       2.0   -1.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1      3.0                      14.4  -11.4     17.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       26
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       562   -312      519
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       562   -312      519
  SINCE JUL 1   3473                      4202   -729     4149

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   39                         0     39       12
  SINCE MAR 1     39                         0     39       12
  SINCE JAN 1     39                         0     39       12
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

..........................................................


THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      1946
                                             1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




$$