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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1242 AM CST TUE MAR 29 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         72    440 PM  91    1895  61     11       64       
  MINIMUM         33    624 AM  11    1899  38     -5       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1977   0.09  -0.09     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.44  -0.65     3.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.79                      2.44  -0.65     3.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      4.30   2.50     6.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1899   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.2   -2.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.2   -2.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      16.0   -8.7     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  538                       550    -12      409       
  SINCE MAR 1    538                       550    -12      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3771                      4325   -554     4031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   650 PM CST   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   651 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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