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CDUS43 KICT 170647
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
147 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         75    325 PM  89    1967  67      8       84       
  MINIMUM         48    619 AM  29    1953  44      4       57       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1969   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.30  -1.02     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.01  -1.91     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      5.87   1.24     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1947   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        3                        10     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       192    -75      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    686                       786   -100      642       
  SINCE JUL 1   3919                      4561   -642     4264       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         7      1       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         7      1       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  19 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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