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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
456 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         82    341 PM 107    1984  89     -7       98       
  MINIMUM         65    728 AM  53    1986  66     -1       72       
  AVERAGE         74                        77     -3       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.68 1991   0.10  -0.10     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.64  -0.47     4.03    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.09                     10.20   6.89     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.99                     21.50   9.49    21.22    
                                                                     
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            9                        12     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       418   -116      524       
  SINCE JUN 1    957                      1251   -294     1375       
  SINCE JAN 1   1200                      1365   -165     1472       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       110      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2004........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2004........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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