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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
130 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    409 PM  90    1889  63     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         36    659 AM  16    1936  40     -4       50       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.05 1956   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      2.89   0.19     5.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      4.75   0.25     7.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       2.4   -2.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      16.2    5.9     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        28     10        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    634                       622     12      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   4288                      4397   -109     3865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        88      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        15      1975                    
                                             1936                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2008.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2008.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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