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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
125 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         71    420 PM  90    1889  63      8       67       
  MINIMUM         32    235 AM  16    1936  40     -8       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        51      1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1956   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      2.89  -1.07     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      4.75   2.08     6.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.4   -2.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      16.2   -8.9     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        28      2       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    599                       622    -23      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   3832                      4397   -565     4104       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        15      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   710 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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