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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
112 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         17    416 PM  69    1918  45    -28       56       
  MINIMUM         -1    805 AM  -5    1917  26    -27       32       
  AVERAGE          8                        36    -28       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.51 1961   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.40  -0.35     0.30    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.05                      0.40  -0.35     0.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.18                     29.43   6.75    37.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       0.8    1.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       0.8    1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       2.5   -0.5      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        29     28       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       224    120      197       
  SINCE DEC 1    344                       224    120      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   1081                      1128    -47      882       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1845                      1658    187     1548       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        67      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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