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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1236 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         71    433 PM  82    1910  53     18       44       
  MINIMUM         34    658 AM   1    1960  31      3       40       
  AVERAGE         53                        42     11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 2004   0.07  -0.07     2.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.28  -0.28     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      2.14   2.87     5.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1915   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                      14.2   -7.0     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        23    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        95     -9       92       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        95     -9       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   3319                      3870   -551     3714       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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