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CDUS43 KICT 060642
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
141 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         75   1220 AM  95    1947  75      0       80       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  36    1991  52      3       53       
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.97 2001   0.09   0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      0.45   0.09      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      1.16                      3.41  -2.25     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.49                     25.21   9.28    31.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        68    -54       16       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        68    -54       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        15     30        4       
  SINCE SEP 1    350                       236    114      295       
  SINCE JAN 1   1824                      1637    187     1520       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  22 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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