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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1236 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         52    428 PM  75    1970  48      4       49       
  MINIMUM         25    729 AM  -4    1903  26     -1       26       
  AVERAGE         39                        37      2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.64 1911   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      0.47   0.63     0.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.58                      2.66   1.92     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                      1.31   2.97     2.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.9  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      7.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                      11.0   -5.3     15.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                      12.7   -5.5     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        29     -3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       527    -95      662       
  SINCE DEC 1   2307                      2579   -272     2527       
  SINCE JUL 1   2992                      3483   -491     3383       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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