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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
459 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         96    259 PM 100    1997  81     15       72       
  MINIMUM         73    644 AM  38    1973  59     14       48       
  AVERAGE         85                        70     15       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.79 1965   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      1.80  -1.62     2.07    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.18                      1.80  -1.62     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.17                     23.60   7.57    26.08    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           20                         7     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       161     39       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       161     39       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1425                      1562   -137     1579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
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    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2004.....SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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