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CDUS43 KICT 170719
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
119 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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  83    1908  57     -2       50       
  MINIMUM         29   1205 AM   9    1895  34     -5       30       
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.31  -1.25     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      1.31  -1.25     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                      3.17   1.90     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.8  1970   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.6   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       1.6   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      15.4   -8.1     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        19      4       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       346    -30      311       
  SINCE MAR 1    316                       346    -30      311       
  SINCE JUL 1   3549                      4121   -572     3933       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         9      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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