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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
120 AM CDT MON APR 5 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    503 PM  91    1909  63      1       62       
  MINIMUM         35    543 AM  19    1972  40     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1997   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.34  -0.34      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.58                      3.05   0.53     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.72                      4.91   1.81     5.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1920   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.5   -2.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     15.4                      16.3   -0.9     25.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        13      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        55     -2       16       
  SINCE MAR 1    510                       649   -139      613       
  SINCE JUL 1   4132                      4424   -292     4436       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2004.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2004.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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