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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
453 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2005

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    352 PM  97    1988  80     11       87       
  MINIMUM         66    629 AM  32    1995  57      9       64       
  AVERAGE         79                        68     11       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.96 1968   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.20  -1.71     0.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.49                      2.20  -1.71     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.82                     24.00   9.82    31.17    
                                                                     
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      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        27    -24        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        27    -24        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        27    -24        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           14                         6      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       185     68      254       
  SINCE SEP 1    253                       185     68      254       
  SINCE JAN 1   1727                      1586    141     1479       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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