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CSUS02 KICT 082303
CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
501 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2002

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    324 PM  71    1954  45     16       58       
  MINIMUM         30    440 AM -12    1933  23      7       26       
  AVERAGE         46                        34     12       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.04 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.18   0.01     0.99    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.39                      2.37  -0.98     2.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.02   0.29     2.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           3.4  1982  MM     MM        0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                      MM     MM        0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                      MM     MM        8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                      MM     MM        8.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           19                        32    -13       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       264    -13      217       
  SINCE DEC 1   1935                      2330   -395     2492       
  SINCE JUL 1   2576                      3189   -613     3441       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        84      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -9      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2002......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.