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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
123 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         81    220 PM 106    1983  92    -11       84       
  MINIMUM         70    731 AM  56    1992  68      2       63       
  AVERAGE         76                        80     -4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.45 1907   0.09  -0.06     0.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.39                      1.47   3.92     1.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.04                      9.03   8.01    16.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.76                     20.33   6.43    30.23    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        15     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       254    -24      163       
  SINCE JUN 1   1085                      1087     -2      818       
  SINCE JAN 1   1274                      1201     73     1061       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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