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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
122 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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    408 PM  87    1996  66     13       60       
  MINIMUM         52   1151 PM  24    1940  42     10       43       
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1943   0.08  -0.08     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.90  -0.82     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      3.61  -1.25     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      5.47  -3.00     7.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1900   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       2.5   -1.0      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                      16.3   -7.1      7.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       140    -78       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       734   -182      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   3745                      4509   -764     3876       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         2     12        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         2     12        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  30 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        96      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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