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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
122 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         85    337 PM  93    1961  68     17       71       
  MINIMUM         64   1058 PM  31    1978  45     19       54       
  AVERAGE         75                        57     18       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.20 1974   0.08  -0.08     0.94    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.62  -1.34     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.33  -2.23     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.19   0.92     8.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1918   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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       229   -112      187       
  SINCE MAR 1    686                       823   -137      644       
  SINCE JUL 1   3919                      4598   -679     4266       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         9     16       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        11     14       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        11     14       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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