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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
129 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         83    347 PM  93    1996  76      7       83       
  MINIMUM         60    549 AM  37    1973  54      6       64       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1940   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.12  -1.25     3.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.72                      7.40  -3.68    10.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.73                      9.26  -0.53    13.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        69     11       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    906                       965    -59      786       
  SINCE JUL 1   4139                      4740   -601     4408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        28     25       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        49     29       98       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        49     29       98       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        99      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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