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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
123 AM CDT MON APR 12 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         56    552 PM  87    1996  66    -10       79       
  MINIMUM         31    615 AM  24    1940  42    -11       43       
  AVERAGE         44                        54    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1943   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.90  -0.42     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.06                      3.61   0.45     3.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.20                      5.47   1.73     5.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1900   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3       T      
  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       21                        11     10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       140    -23      145       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       734   -160      742       
  SINCE JUL 1   4196                      4509   -313     4565       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2004.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2004.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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