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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1253 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         30    812 PM  69    1965  39     -9       38       
  MINIMUM         18    224 AM -10    1912  20     -2       16       
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      0.21   2.36      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.87                      1.56   1.31     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      0.21   2.36      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.9  1913   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       0.7   -0.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.6                       4.1   -3.5      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.1                       5.8   -3.7      7.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        35      6       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       245     -8      231       
  SINCE DEC 1   1073                      1210   -137     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   1758                      2114   -356     1941       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        75      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -11      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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