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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
145 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         70    109 PM  91    1955  69      1       61       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  32    1959  46      0       54       
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.03 1944   0.09  -0.09     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.80  -1.52     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      4.51  -2.41     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.37   0.74     8.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        7                         8     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       246   -121      198       
  SINCE MAR 1    694                       840   -146      655       
  SINCE JUL 1   3927                      4615   -688     4277       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        11     14       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        13     12       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        13     12       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  56 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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