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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
130 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         80    241 PM  83    1955  57     23       50
                                      1935
  MINIMUM         60    602 AM   7    1895  35     25       33
  AVERAGE         70                        46     24       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1944   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.08  -0.16     0.76
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      1.08  -0.16     0.76
  SINCE JAN 1      4.52                      3.09   1.43     2.49

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1892   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       1.1   -0.7       T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       1.1   -0.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1      3.0                      13.5  -10.5     17.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       23
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       296   -109      282
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       296   -109      282
  SINCE JUL 1   3410                      3936   -526     3912

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        0
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     58           200 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        81      1914
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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