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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
120 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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    528 PM  95    1895  74      6       82       
  MINIMUM         55    551 AM  36    1980  51      4       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1935   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.05  -0.46      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      6.33  -2.89     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      8.19   0.26    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                        44     25       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       940    -45      754       
  SINCE JUL 1   4128                      4715   -587     4376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        10      5       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        31      9       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        31      9       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74       100      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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