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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
140 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    327 PM  87    1907  59     15       62       
  MINIMUM         35    652 AM  13    1965  36     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         55                        47      8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.21 2007   0.10  -0.10     2.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.72                      1.69   1.03     2.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.72                      1.69   1.03     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.64                      3.55   1.09     4.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.0   -2.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.0   -2.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      15.8    6.3     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        18     -8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  429                       419     10      294       
  SINCE MAR 1    429                       419     10      294       
  SINCE JUL 1   4083                      4194   -111     3834       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        10      1974                    
                                             1913                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2008.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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