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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
130 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         56    321 PM  91    1968  71    -15       65       
  MINIMUM         40   1039 PM  27    1909  49     -9       43       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1910   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      5.39  -2.54     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      7.25   0.61    10.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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       17                         6     11       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         6     11       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    843                       902    -59      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   4076                      4677   -601     4347       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        22      3       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        22      3       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        34      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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