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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
122 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         95R   352 PM  92    1955  67     28       76       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  25    1983  44     15       47       
  AVERAGE         77                        55     22       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.22  -1.14     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      3.93  -1.57     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      5.79  -3.32     7.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1947   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                        10    -10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       182   -120      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       776   -224      683       
  SINCE JUL 1   3745                      4551   -806     3916       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         1     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                         4     49        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                         6     48        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                         6     48        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST      7           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    35                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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