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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
130 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         66    505 PM  96    1950  72     -6       71       
  MINIMUM         37    545 AM  30    1907  49    -12       51       
  AVERAGE         52                        61     -9       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1958   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.99                      5.61   1.38     7.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.13                      7.47   2.66     9.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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       13                         5      8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        17     21       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    752                       913   -161      848       
  SINCE JUL 1   4374                      4688   -314     4671       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        24      3       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        24      3       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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