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CDUS43 KICT 170619
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
118 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         89R   323 PM  89    1967  67     22       75       
  MINIMUM         58    212 AM  29    1953  44     14       48       
  AVERAGE         74                        55     19       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1969   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.30  -1.22     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      4.01  -1.65     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      5.87  -3.40     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                       192   -130      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       786   -234      686       
  SINCE JUL 1   3745                      4561   -816     3919       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                         5     57        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                         7     56        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                         7     56        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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