000 CDUS44 KOUN 180640 CLISPS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 140 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006 ................................... ...THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 450 PM 103 1966 84 3 87 MINIMUM 53 405 AM 41 1945 60 -7 59 AVERAGE 70 72 -2 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.95 1957 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.85 2.02 -0.17 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 6.93 9.61 -2.68 5.86 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 5 7 -2 8 MONTH TO DATE 102 93 9 87 SINCE MAR 1 356 178 178 148 SINCE JAN 1 360 180 180 150 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 700 AM LOWEST 21 400 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE WICHITA FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 47 2002 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$