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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
127 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         66   1137 AM  98    1893  64      2       68       
  MINIMUM         52    511 PM  21    1936  41     11       45       
  AVERAGE         59                        52      7       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.41 1939   0.08  -0.08     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.21  -1.39     3.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      5.07   1.76     6.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2003   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      1939                          
  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        6                        13     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        81    -42       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    608                       675    -67      527       
  SINCE JUL 1   3841                      4450   -609     4149       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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