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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
135 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         61    539 PM  96    1910  71    -10       49       
  MINIMUM         49   1006 PM  30    1903  48      1       38       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          2.69 1924   0.10   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      2.47  -0.48     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.27                      5.18  -0.91     2.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.38                      7.04  -2.66     7.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1937   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         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       10                         6      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       296   -158      240       
  SINCE MAR 1    628                       890   -262      809       
  SINCE JUL 1   3821                      4665   -844     4042       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        18     75       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                        20     74       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     94                        20     74       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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