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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1234 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         44    441 PM  84    1967  60    -16       74       
  MINIMUM         37    652 AM  14    1974  37      0       48       
  AVERAGE         41                        48     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1984   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      1.99  -0.21     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.78                      1.99  -0.21     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.79                      3.85   2.94     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1912   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.2   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.2   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      16.0   -8.7     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  446                       470    -24      389       
  SINCE MAR 1    446                       470    -24      389       
  SINCE JUL 1   3679                      4245   -566     4011       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   645 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   646 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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