000 CDUS43 KICT 011659 CLIICT CLIMATE REPORT...RETRANSMIT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1058 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 54 355 PM 88 1946 62 -8 59 MINIMUM 40 136 AM 19 1926 39 1 31 AVERAGE 47 51 -4 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 2.10 1927 0.09 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.82 2.71 -0.89 3.58 SINCE MAR 1 1.82 2.71 -0.89 3.58 SINCE JAN 1 6.83 4.57 2.26 6.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1984 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 18 14 4 20 MONTH TO DATE 569 594 -25 457 SINCE MAR 1 569 594 -25 457 SINCE JUL 1 3802 4369 -567 4079 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 7 SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 7 SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 7 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 16 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 50 500 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 89 1903 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 653 PM CST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 613 AM CST SUNSET 654 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$