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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
134 AM CDT WED APR 13 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         62    155 PM  96    1972  66     -4       53       
  MINIMUM         41    612 AM  21    1940  43     -2       37       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.36 1896   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.98  -0.70     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      3.69  -1.59     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      5.55   1.56     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1959   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       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       151    -64      156       
  SINCE MAR 1    656                       745    -89      613       
  SINCE JUL 1   3889                      4520   -631     4235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         3      5        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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