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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1222 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         34    434 PM  70    1951  40     -6       37       
  MINIMUM         21    818 AM  -5    1968  21      0       20       
                                      1927                          
  AVERAGE         28                        30     -2       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1984   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.35  -0.09     2.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.26                      1.35  -0.09     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.82                     30.38  23.44    37.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1928   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       3.4    1.2     10.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       3.4    1.2     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.6                       5.1   -0.5     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        35      2       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  982                       965     17     1040       
  SINCE DEC 1    982                       965     17     1040       
  SINCE JUL 1   1826                      1869    -43     1792       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1530                      1655   -125     1801       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
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    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -5      1979                    
                                             1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2009.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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