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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
457 PM CDT SAT SEP 4 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         92    259 PM 102    1978  86      6       82       
  MINIMUM         65    601 AM  47    1974  63      2       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.50 1940   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.40  -0.40      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     30.99                     22.20   8.79    24.01    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        10      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        43      4       24       
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        43      4       24       
  SINCE JAN 1   1272                      1444   -172     1513       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       103      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2004.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2004.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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