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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
120 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2008

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         60    633 PM  83    1917  62     -2       62       
  MINIMUM         50   1202 AM  18    1964  39     11       53       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.88 1953   0.09  -0.03     1.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      2.62   0.16     5.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.78                      2.62   0.16     5.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.70                      4.48   0.22     7.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1926   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      16.0    6.1     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        15     -5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  585                       580      5      309       
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       580      5      309       
  SINCE JUL 1   4239                      4355   -116     3849       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1946                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1926                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2008.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2008.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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