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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1233 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         66    258 PM  69    1986  43     23       37       
  MINIMUM         29    140 AM  -9    1979  22      7       32       
  AVERAGE         48                        32     16       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.31 1923   0.02  -0.02     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.84  -0.73     3.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.70                      2.19  -1.49     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.11                      0.84  -0.73     3.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       4.6   -4.5      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.7                       8.0   -0.3      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                       9.7   -2.0      7.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        33    -16       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  665                      1087   -422     1039       
  SINCE DEC 1   1658                      2052   -394     1875       
  SINCE JUL 1   2395                      2956   -561     2560       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        75      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2006......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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