000 CDUS43 KICT 220625 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1224 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 34 351 PM 66 1893 42 -8 41 MINIMUM 19 819 AM -8 1983 23 -4 30 AVERAGE 27 32 -5 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.61 1949 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 0.97 -0.38 0.30 SINCE DEC 1 0.59 0.97 -0.38 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 36.72 30.00 6.72 37.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.6 2.1 5.5 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 7.6 2.1 5.5 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 7.6 3.8 3.8 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 33 5 29 MONTH TO DATE 791 628 163 547 SINCE DEC 1 791 628 163 547 SINCE JUL 1 1528 1532 -4 1232 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 72 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 81 1100 AM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 72 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -16 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$