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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
148 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         78    309 PM  92    1963  69      9       72       
  MINIMUM         50   1054 PM  28    1966  45      5       49       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1890   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.71  -1.43     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.42  -2.32     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.28   0.83     8.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1931   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        1                         9     -8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       238   -120      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    687                       832   -145      648       
  SINCE JUL 1   3920                      4607   -687     4270       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        10     15       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        12     13       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        12     13       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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