000 CDUS43 KICT 150659 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1259 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 48 243 PM 70 1948 43 5 38 MINIMUM 25 935 PM -6 1901 24 1 17 AVERAGE 37 34 3 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.52 1891 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.69 -0.62 0.30 SINCE DEC 1 0.07 0.69 -0.62 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 36.20 29.72 6.48 37.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1987 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 2.0 3.1 -1.1 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 31 -3 37 MONTH TO DATE 524 405 119 360 SINCE DEC 1 524 405 119 360 SINCE JUL 1 1261 1309 -48 1045 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 89 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1200 AM LOWEST 34 400 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 66 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$