530 CDUS43 KICT 060654 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1254 AM CST THU MAR 6 2014 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 41 1255 PM 85 2009 54 -13 44 MINIMUM 27 618 AM 3 1960 32 -5 27 AVERAGE 34 43 -9 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1892 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.34 -0.12 0.04 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.34 -0.12 0.04 SINCE JAN 1 1.21 2.35 -1.14 3.06 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1943 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.2 0.4 2.8 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 3.2 0.4 2.8 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 22.7 12.8 9.9 24.5 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 22 9 29 MONTH TO DATE 227 113 114 149 SINCE MAR 1 227 113 114 149 SINCE JUL 1 4146 3753 393 3420 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 500 AM LOWEST 64 1000 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2014.........SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST MARCH 7 2014.........SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 629 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$