472 CDUS43 KICT 080640 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1239 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ................................... ...THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 73 132 PM 78 1974 55 18 70 MINIMUM 63 1159 PM -3 1943 32 31 28 AVERAGE 68 44 24 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.38 1998 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.50 -0.50 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.50 -0.50 0.14 SINCE JAN 1 0.74 2.51 -1.77 1.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1969 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 1.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.6 -0.6 1.1 SINCE JUL 1 0.8 13.0 -12.2 18.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 21 -21 16 MONTH TO DATE 80 156 -76 220 SINCE MAR 1 80 156 -76 220 SINCE JUL 1 2930 3796 -866 3785 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0 SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 300 AM LOWEST 49 100 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE WICHITA EISENHOWER NATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 0 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2016.........SUNRISE 650 AM CST SUNSET 631 PM CST MARCH 9 2016.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 632 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$