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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS
1210 AM CST TUE JAN 02 2024

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...THE SALINA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            118   08/13/1936
 LOW             -31   02/13/1905
HIGHEST          113   08/19        107       6      106  07/15
                                                          07/19
LOWEST             6   02/01         -8      14       -7  12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.6               67.4     3.2     69.5
AVG. MINIMUM    45.1               44.2     0.9     43.0
MEAN            57.8               55.8     2.0     56.3
DAYS MAX >= 90    76               68.0     8.0       83
DAYS MAX <= 32    10               20.0   -10.0       21
DAYS MIN <= 32   121              115.5     5.5      132
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                2.1    -2.1        5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       58.08   1993
 MINIMUM       12.98   1966
TOTALS         23.32              29.69   -6.37    26.52
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.08   -0.02     0.07
DAYS >= .01       83               88.5    -5.5       70
DAYS >= .10       48               51.4    -3.4       42
DAYS >= .50       16               18.7    -2.7       20
DAYS >= 1.00       4                7.6    -3.6        7
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.52   06/30 TO 06/30               2.98


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4403               4931    -528     4960
 SINCE 7/1      1619               1968    -349       MM
COOLING TOTAL   1913               1623     290     1972

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/24/1989
EARLIEST                        10/17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/190
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/010    DATE  07/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    73/010    DATE  07/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          257
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             74
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         34

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             54     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               30     RAIN                      39
LIGHT RAIN               74     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                     107     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     32

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

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