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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
457 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         82    212 PM  91    1986  73      9       87       
  MINIMUM         53    306 AM  33    1944  50      3       60       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.88 1930   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.68  -0.68      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      5.96  -3.11     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      7.82   0.04    10.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        32     37       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       928    -33      754       
  SINCE JUL 1   4128                      4703   -575     4376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         1      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        27      1       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        27      1       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   627 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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