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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
1230 AM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         79    321 PM  83    1917  62     17       62       
  MINIMUM         50   1149 PM  18    1964  39     11       42       
  AVERAGE         65                        50     15       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.48   MM   0.09  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      2.62  -0.34     1.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.28                      2.62  -0.34     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.39                      4.48  -2.09     6.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1926   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        0                        15    -15       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  485                       580    -95      551       
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       580    -95      551       
  SINCE JUL 1   3678                      4355   -677     3784       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         1      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   652 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   652 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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