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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
456 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         95    225 PM 108    2000  89      6       88       
  MINIMUM         76    621 AM  48    1967  66     10       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        78      8       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.46 1908   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.54  -0.37     3.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.09                     10.10   6.99     7.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.99                     21.40   9.59    20.44    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         5     -5       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        13      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       406   -111      504       
  SINCE JUN 1    950                      1239   -289     1355       
  SINCE JAN 1   1193                      1353   -160     1452       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       107      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2004........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 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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