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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
143 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         69    402 PM  94    2006  70     -1       62
  MINIMUM         37    455 AM  34    1996  47    -10       49
                                      1984
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1922   0.10  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      1.85   1.87     0.21
  SINCE MAR 1      7.75                      4.54   3.21     1.18
  SINCE JAN 1     11.35                      6.55   4.80     2.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       2.3   -1.9       T
  SINCE JUL 1      3.0                      14.7  -11.7     17.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                         7      5        9
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       246   -114      145
  SINCE MAR 1    382                       823   -441      679
  SINCE JUL 1   3605                      4463   -858     4309

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        16      9       28
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        18     47       40
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        18     47       40
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1989
                                             1893
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2012.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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