000 CDUS43 KICT 250643 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1243 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 54 400 PM 83 1955 41 13 26 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM -10 1983 22 18 1 AVERAGE 47 32 15 14 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.52 1997 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.09 -0.50 0.30 SINCE DEC 1 0.59 1.09 -0.50 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 36.72 30.12 6.60 37.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.6 2.4 5.2 T SINCE DEC 1 7.6 2.4 5.2 T SINCE JUL 1 7.6 4.1 3.5 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 33 -15 51 MONTH TO DATE 855 727 128 691 SINCE DEC 1 855 727 128 691 SINCE JUL 1 1592 1631 -39 1376 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 46 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 900 AM LOWEST 50 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 65 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -6 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$