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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
501 PM CDT SAT SEP 27 2003

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         76    125 PM  98    1898  78     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         53    233 AM  32    1942  55     -2       53       
  AVERAGE         65                        67     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.47 1945   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.03                      2.69   1.34     0.81    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.03                      2.69   1.34     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.04                     24.49   3.55    23.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        40     -7        8       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        40     -7        8       
  SINCE JUL 1     33                        40     -7        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       209   -101      238       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                       209   -101      238       
  SINCE JAN 1   1597                      1610    -13     1727       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       103      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2003.....SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2003.....SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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