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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
127 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         83    413 PM  92    1968  73     10       68
                                      1955
  MINIMUM         68    550 AM  33    2005  50     18       34
  AVERAGE         76                        62     14       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1914   0.13  -0.13     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.25  -0.25     0.04
  SINCE MAR 1      9.27                      5.53   3.74     2.47
  SINCE JAN 1     12.87                      7.54   5.33     4.20

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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        0                         5     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       33
  SINCE MAR 1    382                       878   -496      773
  SINCE JUL 1   3605                      4518   -913     4403

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         2     16        0
  SINCE MAR 1    119                        28     91       40
  SINCE JAN 1    119                        28     91       40
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM
 LOWEST     65           300 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        96      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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