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CDUS43 KICT 020659
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
157 AM CDT WED APR 2 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         52    352 PM  89    1903  63    -11       72       
  MINIMUM         34    649 AM  20    1972  39     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         43                        51     -8       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1988   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      2.80   0.28     5.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.66   0.34     7.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.3   -2.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      16.1    6.0     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        14      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        14      8        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    618                       608     10      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   4272                      4383   -111     3865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1936                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2008.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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