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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
102 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         23    529 PM  72    1939  43    -20       43       
  MINIMUM         14    411 AM   1    1901  24    -10       14       
  AVERAGE         19                        33    -14       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 2005   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.81  -0.51     2.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.30                      0.81  -0.51     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.86                     29.84  23.02    37.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  2005   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       1.7    2.6      3.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                       1.7    2.6      3.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                       3.4    0.9      5.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        32     14       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  538                       499     39      555       
  SINCE DEC 1    538                       499     39      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   1382                      1403    -21     1307       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1530                      1658   -128     1801       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        68      2001                    
                                             1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   

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




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