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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
145 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         66    516 PM  94    1956  70     -4       78       
  MINIMUM         33    536 AM  31    1995  47    -14       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.08 1942   0.10   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      2.27  -1.50     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.59                      4.98  -2.39     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.60                      6.84   0.76     9.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1931   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       15                         7      8        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       283    -78      239       
  SINCE MAR 1    774                       877   -103      696       
  SINCE JUL 1   4007                      4652   -645     4318       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        16      9       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        18      7       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        18      7       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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