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CDUS43 KICT 090642
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1240 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         55    348 PM  80    1977  55      0       74       
  MINIMUM         27    652 AM   0    1967  32     -5       32       
  AVERAGE         41                        43     -2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.23 1973   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.60  -0.59     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.60  -0.59     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.02                      2.46   2.56     5.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  1958   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                      14.6   -7.4     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        22      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       185    -28      168       
  SINCE MAR 1    157                       185    -28      168       
  SINCE JUL 1   3390                      3960   -570     3790       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         3      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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