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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
451 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 500 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         85    346 PM 105    1939  88     -3       73       
  MINIMUM         64    407 AM  46    1915  65     -1       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             2.43 2003   0.10  -0.10     2.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.84  -0.67     6.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.09                     10.40   6.69    11.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.99                     21.70   9.29    23.95    
                                                                     
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           10                        12     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       442   -125      539       
  SINCE JUN 1    972                      1275   -303     1390       
  SINCE JAN 1   1215                      1389   -174     1487       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       107      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2004........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2004........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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