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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
134 AM CDT THU APR 14 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         59    333 PM  89    1936  66     -7       57       
  MINIMUM         42    421 AM  21    1950  43     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        55     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.06  -0.78     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      3.77  -1.67     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      5.63   1.48     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1937   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       14                        11      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       162    -61      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    670                       756    -86      630       
  SINCE JUL 1   3903                      4531   -628     4252       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         2      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         4      4        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         4      4        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   654 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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