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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
133 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         62    241 PM  90    1989  69     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         33    614 AM  31    1967  46    -13       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.25 1942   0.09  -0.07     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.98  -1.68     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.12                      4.69  -2.57     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.13                      6.55   0.58     9.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3       T      
  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       17                         8      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       262   -105      221       
  SINCE MAR 1    726                       856   -130      678       
  SINCE JUL 1   3959                      4631   -672     4300       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        13     12       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        15     10       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        15     10       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        34      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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