000 CDUS43 KICT 130646 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1245 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 53 339 PM 73 1889 44 9 57 MINIMUM 26 1033 PM -4 1932 25 1 32 AVERAGE 40 34 6 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.59 1946 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.60 -0.55 0.30 SINCE DEC 1 0.05 0.60 -0.55 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 36.18 29.63 6.55 37.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 2003 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 2.9 -0.9 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 30 -5 20 MONTH TO DATE 469 343 126 290 SINCE DEC 1 469 343 126 290 SINCE JUL 1 1206 1247 -41 975 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1845 1658 187 1548 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 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 82 800 AM LOWEST 35 300 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 75 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -2 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$