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CDUS43 KICT 060651
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
150 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         83    436 PM  96    1940  72     11       80       
  MINIMUM         53    538 AM  35    1944  50      3       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        61      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1907   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.56  -0.56     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.99                      5.84   1.15     7.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.13                      7.70   2.43     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        0                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        27     13       20       
  SINCE MAR 1    754                       923   -169      849       
  SINCE JUL 1   4376                      4698   -322     4672       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         5     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        26      4       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        26      4       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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