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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
135 AM CDT TUE SEP 30 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         79    306 PM  97    1998  77      2       86       
                                      1994                          
  MINIMUM         49   1141 PM  37    1984  54     -5       66       
                                      1972                          
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.45 1941   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.96                      2.87  10.09     0.72    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.96                      2.87  10.09     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.16                     24.67  22.49    31.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        46    -19        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                        46    -19        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        46    -19        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       217    -91      271       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                       217    -91      271       
  SINCE JAN 1   1493                      1618   -125     1712       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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