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CDUS43 KICT 010646
CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
145 AM CDT WED OCT 1 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         77    452 PM  96    1938  77      0       88       
  MINIMUM         46    536 AM  31    1984  54     -8       58       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1998   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.96                      2.96  10.00     0.72    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.96                      2.96  10.00     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.16                     24.76  22.40    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        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        49    -19        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        49    -19        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     30                        49    -19        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       221    -95      279       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                       221    -95      279       
  SINCE JAN 1   1493                      1622   -129     1720       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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