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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
452 PM CST MON JAN 5 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         20    258 PM  68    1927  39    -19       50       
  MINIMUM         10   1007 AM  -9    1924  20    -10       26       
  AVERAGE         15                        30    -15       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.34 1955   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.89                      1.50  -0.61     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.15  -0.15     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             2.6  1929   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.4                       3.9    3.5     11.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                       5.6    1.8     11.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           50                        35     15       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       175    -36      138       
  SINCE DEC 1    993                      1140   -147     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   1849                      2044   -195     2072       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2004.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2004.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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