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CSUS02 KICT 222303
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
502 PM CST FRI MAR 22 2002

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         42    415 PM  92    1907  59    -17       68       
  MINIMUM         12R   653 AM  13    1955  36    -24       46       
  AVERAGE         27                        48    -21       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.41 1979   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.89  -1.46     2.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.43                      1.89  -1.46     2.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.37                      3.75  -1.38     7.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.3  1912  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                      MM     MM        9.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           38                        17     21        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  553                       469     84      475       
  SINCE MAR 1    553                       469     84      475       
  SINCE JUL 1   3637                      4240   -603     4577       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        14      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.