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CDUS43 KICT 120630
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
129 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         60    326 PM  87    1996  66     -6       56       
  MINIMUM         43    607 AM  24    1940  42      1       31       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.07 1943   0.08   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.90  -0.62     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      3.61  -1.51     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      5.47   1.64     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1900   0.0    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       13                        11      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                       140    -66      136       
  SINCE MAR 1    643                       734    -91      593       
  SINCE JUL 1   3876                      4509   -633     4215       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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