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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
119 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         53   1202 AM  84    1916  56     -3       51       
  MINIMUM         31   1112 PM   4    1895  33     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         42                        45     -3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1922   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.04  -0.54     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      1.04  -0.54     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      2.90  -2.29     5.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1937   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                      15.1   -7.4      7.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        20      3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       288   -149      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    139                       288   -149      241       
  SINCE JUL 1   3332                      4063   -731     3474       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        83      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         7      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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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