000 CDUS43 KICT 220652 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1249 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 58 1229 AM 92 1916 59 -1 51 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 10 1974 36 12 35 AVERAGE 53 48 5 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.06 1.69 1944 0.10 0.96 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.12 1.79 -0.67 2.70 SINCE MAR 1 1.12 1.79 -0.67 2.70 SINCE JAN 1 6.13 3.65 2.48 5.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1932 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.1 -2.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 2.1 -2.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 7.3 15.9 -8.6 15.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 17 -5 22 MONTH TO DATE 400 436 -36 367 SINCE MAR 1 400 436 -36 367 SINCE JUL 1 3633 4211 -578 3989 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 72 1200 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 92 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 12 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 644 PM CST MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 645 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$