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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
131 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         65    244 PM  94    1963  72     -7       77       
  MINIMUM         36    508 AM  27    1907  50    -14       49       
  AVERAGE         51                        61    -10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1933   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.44  -0.44      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      5.72  -2.87     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      7.58   0.28    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       14                         5      9        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        22     41       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    889                       918    -29      754       
  SINCE JUL 1   4122                      4693   -571     4376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        25      0       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        25      0       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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