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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1245 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         50   1201 AM  67    1966  42      8       51       
  MINIMUM         25    712 AM  -8    1983  23      2       21       
  AVERAGE         38                        33      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1987   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.89  -0.55     2.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.34                      0.89  -0.55     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.90                     29.92  22.98    37.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                       1.9    2.4      3.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                       1.9    2.4      3.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                       3.6    0.7      5.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        32     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  593                       563     30      615       
  SINCE DEC 1    593                       563     30      615       
  SINCE JUL 1   1437                      1467    -30     1367       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        70      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -7      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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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