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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
124 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         60    422 PM  92    1968  71    -11       63       
  MINIMUM         33R   414 AM  34    1961  49    -16       39       
  AVERAGE         47                        60    -13       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1914   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      5.50  -2.65     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      7.36   0.50    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       18                         6     12       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        12     23       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    861                       908    -47      739       
  SINCE JUL 1   4094                      4683   -589     4361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        23      2       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        23      2       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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