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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1228 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         57    135 PM  70    2004  40     17       34       
  MINIMUM         32    803 AM -10    1983  21     11        8       
  AVERAGE         45                        31     14       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 2006   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.32  -0.06     2.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.26                      1.32  -0.06     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.82                     30.35  23.47    37.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1973   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       3.2    1.4     10.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       3.2    1.4     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.6                       4.9   -0.3     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        34    -14       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  945                       930     15     1004       
  SINCE DEC 1    945                       930     15     1004       
  SINCE JUL 1   1789                      1834    -45     1756       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -5      1968                    
                                             1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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