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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
134 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         80    418 PM  97    1989  73      7       85       
  MINIMUM         57   1059 PM  33    1984  51      6       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        62      7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          2.45 1940   0.12   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      0.92  -0.33      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      6.20  -2.76     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      8.06   0.39    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        40     29       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       936    -41      754       
  SINCE JUL 1   4128                      4711   -583     4376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         8      4       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        29      8       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        29      8       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  46 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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