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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
114 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         57    324 PM  68    1916  39     18       32       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM -10    1959  20     21       25       
  AVERAGE         49                        30     19       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 2005   0.03  -0.03     1.82    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     2.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.59                      1.47  -0.88     2.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     2.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.2  1902   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                       3.8    3.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       5.5    2.1      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        35    -19       36       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       140    -74       95       
  SINCE DEC 1   1059                      1105    -46      931       
  SINCE JUL 1   1796                      2009   -213     1616       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        68      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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