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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
121 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         74    454 PM  91    1987  68      6       72       
  MINIMUM         60    619 AM  28    1953  44     16       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        56     11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.96 1970   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.46  -1.18     0.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.17  -2.07     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.03   1.08     7.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  1953   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                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       211    -94      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    686                       805   -119      642       
  SINCE JUL 1   3919                      4580   -661     4264       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         7      4       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         9      2       23       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         9      2       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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