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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
141 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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    216 PM  89    1893  64     15       70       
  MINIMUM         56   1132 PM  21    1920  40     16       42       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1928   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.42  -0.42     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.13  -1.31     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      4.99   1.84     6.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1901   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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        68    -35       62       
  SINCE MAR 1    602                       662    -60      519       
  SINCE JUL 1   3835                      4437   -602     4141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        98      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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