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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
448 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78    250 PM  96    1896  80     -2       90       
  MINIMUM         54    418 AM  37    1907  58     -4       65       
  AVERAGE         66                        69     -3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.74 1964   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      3.56  -1.97     3.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.44                      8.84  -4.40    10.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.45                     10.70  -1.25    13.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        85     -5       73       
  SINCE MAR 1    906                       981    -75      787       
  SINCE JUL 1   4139                      4756   -617     4409       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         5     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                        68     79      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                        89     83      211       
  SINCE JAN 1    172                        89     83      211       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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BRW