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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
155 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         79   1221 PM  92    1956  74      5       85       
  MINIMUM         63   1153 PM  38    1960  53     10       60       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.82 1935   0.13  -0.10     1.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.44  -0.82     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      6.72  -3.25     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.48                      8.58  -0.10    11.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2004   0.0    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        55     14       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       951    -56      754       
  SINCE JUL 1   4128                      4726   -598     4376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        16     30       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                        37     34       88       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        37     34       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  36 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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