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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1223 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         62    326 PM  83    1921  58      4       69       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   2    1923  35      1       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        47      2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.49  -1.43     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      1.49  -1.43     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                      3.35   1.72     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       1.8   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      15.6   -8.3     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       383    -31      333       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       383    -31      333       
  SINCE JUL 1   3585                      4158   -573     3955       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        91      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         4      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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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