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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS
1024 PM CST MON JAN 06 2025

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...THE SALINA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2025

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          107   07/15        118     -11      113  08/19
LOWEST           -11   01/16        -31      20        6  02/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    71.1               67.4     3.7     70.6
AVG. MINIMUM    45.3               44.2     1.1     45.1
MEAN            58.5               55.8     2.7     57.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    63               68.0    -5.0       76
DAYS MAX <= 32    12               20.0    -8.0       10
DAYS MIN <= 32   101              115.5   -14.5      121
DAYS MIN <= 0      6                2.1     3.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       58.08   1993
 MINIMUM       12.98   1966
TOTALS         22.11              29.69   -7.58    23.32
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.08   -0.02     0.06
DAYS >= .01       60               88.5   -28.5       83
DAYS >= .10       39               51.4   -12.4       48
DAYS >= .50       16               18.7    -2.7       16
DAYS >= 1.00       4                7.6    -3.6        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.66   08/08 TO 08/08               1.52


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4090               4931    -841     4403
 SINCE 7/1      1483               1968    -485       MM
COOLING TOTAL   1607               1623     -16     1913

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/24/1989
EARLIEST                        10/16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/160
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    56/330    DATE  06/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    99/320    DATE  05/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.23
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          273
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             61
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         32

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             52     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               26     RAIN                      38
LIGHT RAIN               94     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      96     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     14
HAZE                     49

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

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