Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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CLMICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
321 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   10/01/2006
 LOW               14   10/30/1917
HIGHEST            91   10/23                         90  10/04
                                                          10/03
LOWEST             24   10/27                         28  10/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.5              69.7     1.8     73.9
AVG. MINIMUM     45.3              46.9    -1.6     46.6
MEAN             58.4              58.3     0.1     60.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.4     0.6        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      4               1.2     2.8        4
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.42   1998
 MINIMUM         0.00   1958
                        1952
TOTALS           0.32              2.78   -2.46     1.83
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.09   -0.08     0.06
DAYS >= .01         3               7.0    -4.0        4
DAYS >= .10         1               4.1    -3.1        2
DAYS >= .50         0               1.8    -1.8        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.28   10/12 TO 10/13

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            2.5   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     244               243       1      194
 SINCE 7/1        260               286     -26      225
COOLING TOTAL      46                35      11       55
 SINCE 1/1       2301              1684     617     2310
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/300    DATE  10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/MM     DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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