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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
150 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         92R   509 PM  90    1954  67     25       79       
  MINIMUM         56    622 AM  25    1907  44     12       52       
  AVERAGE         74                        56     18       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1889   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.38  -1.30     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      4.09  -1.73     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.47                      5.95  -3.48     7.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1905   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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       202   -140      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       796   -244      686       
  SINCE JUL 1   3745                      4571   -826     3919       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                         6     65        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                         8     64        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                         8     64        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
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    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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