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CDUS43 KICT 100646
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
145 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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    341 PM  91    1930  65     14       52       
  MINIMUM         57    334 AM  25    2003  42     15       46       
  AVERAGE         68                        53     15       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1919   0.08  -0.08     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.74  -0.74     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.45  -1.63     4.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                      5.31   1.52     7.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1956   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                        12    -12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       117    -59       96       
  SINCE MAR 1    627                       711    -84      553       
  SINCE JUL 1   3860                      4486   -626     4175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         2      6        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         2      6        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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