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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1229 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         60    509 PM  89    1903  63     -3       67       
  MINIMUM         35   1058 PM  20    1972  39     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         48                        51     -3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1988   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      2.80  -0.98     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      4.66   2.17     6.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.3   -2.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      16.1   -8.8     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        14      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        14      3       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    586                       608    -22      472       
  SINCE JUL 1   3819                      4383   -564     4094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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