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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
157 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         92    520 PM  97    1967  79     13       77       
  MINIMUM         66   1135 PM  41    1924  57      9       65       
  AVERAGE         79                        68     11       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.19 1891   0.15  -0.15     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.36                      3.11   1.25     1.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.63                      6.66   1.97     4.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                      8.52   0.22     9.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2004   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       6.8   -5.3      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.2                      20.6  -11.4      7.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        82     -2       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    713                      1763  -1050      906       
  SINCE JUL 1   3906                      5538  -1632     4139       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        53     27      137       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                        55    119      162       
  SINCE JAN 1    174                        55    119      162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       100      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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