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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
545 PM CDT SUN SEP 19 2004

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         91    320 PM 101    1954  81     10       67       
  MINIMUM         68    639 AM  38    1991  58     10       43       
  AVERAGE         80                        70     10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.36 1890   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      1.90  -1.72     2.07    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.18                      1.90  -1.72     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.17                     23.70   7.47    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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21       23       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        21    -21       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           15                         6      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       167     48       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    215                       167     48       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1440                      1568   -128     1579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
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    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2004.....SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2004.....SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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