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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1231 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         54    318 PM  68    1927  39     15       25       
  MINIMUM         35   1156 PM  -9    1924  20     15        7       
  AVERAGE         45                        30     15       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1955   0.03  -0.03     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     2.57    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.59                      1.50  -0.91     2.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     2.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1929   0.1   -0.1      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.6                       3.9    3.7      0.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       5.6    2.0      2.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        35    -15       49       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       175    -89      144       
  SINCE DEC 1   1079                      1140    -61      980       
  SINCE JUL 1   1816                      2044   -228     1665       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2006.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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