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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1237 AM CST SAT MAR 26 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         46    351 PM  89    1956  60    -14       71       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM   8    1955  37      4       62       
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1920   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.17  -0.38     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.79                      2.17  -0.38     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      4.03   2.77     5.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1957   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       21                        16      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  485                       503    -18      392       
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       503    -18      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   3718                      4278   -560     4014       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        83      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         6      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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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