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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
121 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         85    417 PM 100    1996  78      7       87       
  MINIMUM         68    507 AM  40    1917  56     12       63       
  AVERAGE         77                        67     10       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.88 1954   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      2.96  -2.08     3.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      8.24  -4.51    10.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                     10.10  -1.36    13.54    
                                                                     
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                        81     -1       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    906                       977    -71      786       
  SINCE JUL 1   4139                      4752   -613     4408       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        49     82      149       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                        70     86      176       
  SINCE JAN 1    156                        70     86      176       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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