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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS                               
628 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002  ***COR***

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...THE DODGE CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 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         68    459 PM  88    1978  65      3       73       
                                      1890                          
  MINIMUM         46    907 AM  21    1938  38      8       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        51      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.32 1975   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.49  -0.49     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      2.33  -2.04     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      3.61  -2.29     3.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       5.5   -4.9      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                      21.1   -8.7     35.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                        13     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       101      9       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    911                       768    143      767       
  SINCE JUL 1   4356                      4653   -297     5078       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DODGE CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2002.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.