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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
125 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         79    422 PM  81    1914  58     21       59
  MINIMUM         60    124 AM  10    1895  35     25       26
  AVERAGE         70                        46     24       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1919   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.17  -0.25     0.76
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      1.17  -0.25     0.76
  SINCE JAN 1      4.52                      3.18   1.34     2.49

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1960   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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       22
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       315   -128      304
  SINCE MAR 1    187                       315   -128      304
  SINCE JUL 1   3410                      3955   -545     3934

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         0     10        0
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         0     10        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


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

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        83      1908
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         9      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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