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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
454 PM CST THU JAN 29 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         19    133 PM  70    1971  42    -23       39       
  MINIMUM         11    747 AM  -3    1966  21    -10       22       
  AVERAGE         15                        32    -17       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.51 1982   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      0.80   1.04     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.73                      2.15   0.58     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.84                      0.80   1.04     0.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             2.8  1979   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       4.2   -3.4      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.2                       7.6    0.6     12.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                       9.3   -1.1     12.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           50                        34     16       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  924                      1020    -96      958       
  SINCE DEC 1   1778                      1985   -207     1863       
  SINCE JUL 1   2634                      2889   -255     2892       
                                                                     
 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 (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        70      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2004.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2004.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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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