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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
129 AM CST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         74    345 PM  90    1895  62     12       64       
  MINIMUM         56    732 AM  16    1894  38     18       40       
  AVERAGE         65                        50     15       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1983   0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.53  -0.74     3.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.79                      2.53  -0.74     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      4.39   2.41     6.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1926   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        0                        15    -15       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  538                       565    -27      422       
  SINCE MAR 1    538                       565    -27      422       
  SINCE JUL 1   3771                      4340   -569     4044       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   652 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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