000 CDUS43 KICT 270622 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1222 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 63 318 PM 64 1976 41 22 56 MINIMUM 34 736 AM -6 1892 22 12 21 AVERAGE 49 31 18 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.78 1942 0.04 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.17 -0.58 0.30 SINCE DEC 1 0.59 1.17 -0.58 0.30 SINCE JAN 1 36.72 30.20 6.52 37.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1939 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.6 2.6 5.0 T SINCE DEC 1 7.6 2.6 5.0 T SINCE JUL 1 7.6 4.3 3.3 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 34 -18 26 MONTH TO DATE 892 794 98 749 SINCE DEC 1 892 794 98 749 SINCE JUL 1 1629 1698 -69 1434 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 500 AM LOWEST 30 200 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 68 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -3 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE 744 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$