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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
502 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         82    345 PM  95    1895  74      8       80       
  MINIMUM         62        MM  36    1980  51     11       49        
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.35 1935   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.05  -1.05     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.99                      6.33   0.66     7.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.13                      8.19   1.94     9.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        44     -4       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    754                       940   -186      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4376                      4715   -339     4681       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        10     26       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        31     32       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        31     32       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74       100      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2004...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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