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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
133 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         57   1256 PM  90    1910  70    -13       78       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  32    1965  48     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         51                        59     -8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.10 1912   0.10   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      2.37  -1.34     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      5.08  -2.23     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      6.94   0.92     9.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1944   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       14                         7      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       290    -71      239       
  SINCE MAR 1    788                       884    -96      696       
  SINCE JUL 1   4021                      4659   -638     4318       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        17      8       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        19      6       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        19      6       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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