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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1220 AM CST WED MAR 1 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         78R   408 PM  77    1932  52     26       48       
  MINIMUM         32    720 AM   0    1890  29      3       24       
  AVERAGE         55                        41     14       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1987   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.02  -1.02     1.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.70                      3.21  -2.51     5.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.11                      1.86  -1.75     5.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  1911   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.1   -4.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      7.7                      12.1   -4.4      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                      13.8   -6.1      7.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        25    -15       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  798                       819    -21      673       
  SINCE DEC 1   2456                      2871   -415     2548       
  SINCE JUL 1   3193                      3775   -582     3233       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  65 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         5      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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