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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
134 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         79    326 PM  91    1909  63     16       64       
  MINIMUM         55    704 AM  19    1972  40     15       35       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1997   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.34  -0.34     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.05  -1.23     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      4.91   1.92     6.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1920   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.5   -2.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                      16.3   -9.0     15.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        55    -22       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    602                       649    -47      510       
  SINCE JUL 1   3835                      4424   -589     4132       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         2      0        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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