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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1223 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         63    427 PM  84    1991  54      9       46       
  MINIMUM         35    703 AM   3    1960  31      4       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        42      7       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1892   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.36  -0.36     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      2.22   2.79     5.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1943   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                      14.3   -7.1     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        23     -7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       118    -16      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    102                       118    -16      118       
  SINCE JUL 1   3335                      3893   -558     3740       
                                                                     
 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    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        80      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   652 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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