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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
122 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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    419 PM  90    1954  67     12       79       
  MINIMUM         52    554 AM  25    1907  44      8       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        56     10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1889   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.38  -1.10     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.09  -1.99     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      5.95   1.16     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1905   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        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       202    -85      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    686                       796   -110      642       
  SINCE JUL 1   3919                      4571   -652     4264       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         6      3       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         8      1       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         8      1       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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