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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1233 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         44    440 PM  81    1967  52     -8       52       
  MINIMUM         17    638 AM   5    1980  30    -13       36       
  AVERAGE         31                        41    -10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.70 1948   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      1.93   3.08     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1927   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                      13.9   -6.7     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        24     10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        24     10       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        24     10       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   3267                      3799   -532     3643       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        83      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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