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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1233 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         54    539 PM  91    1907  58     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         27    706 AM   4    1923  35     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 2003   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.59  -1.53     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.06                      1.59  -1.53     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                      3.45   1.62     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.3  1998   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.9   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       1.9   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      15.7   -8.4     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        18      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       401    -25      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       401    -25      338       
  SINCE JUL 1   3609                      4176   -567     3960       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   642 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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