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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1246 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         63    344 PM  90    1895  61      2       57       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  14    1955  38      0       34       
  AVERAGE         51                        49      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.21 1905   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.35  -0.10     1.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.25                      2.35  -0.10     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.36                      4.21  -1.85     6.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1931   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.2   -0.7      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       2.2   -0.7      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                      16.0   -6.8      7.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       535    -71      526       
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       535    -71      526       
  SINCE JUL 1   3657                      4310   -653     3759       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        91      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        11      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   649 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   650 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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