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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
147 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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    240 PM 100    1967  75      8       91
  MINIMUM         52    519 AM  37    1946  53     -1       68
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1912   0.14  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.34  -0.83     0.04
  SINCE MAR 1      9.78                      6.62   3.16     2.47
  SINCE JAN 1     13.38                      8.63   4.75     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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        41    -34       50
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       909   -520      790
  SINCE JUL 1   3612                      4549   -937     4420

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        18     54       59
  SINCE MAR 1    173                        44    129       99
  SINCE JAN 1    173                        44    129       99
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM
 LOWEST     31           200 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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