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CLIICT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
138 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         81    437 PM  91    1968  71     10       69       
  MINIMUM         52   1023 PM  27    1909  49      3       58       
  AVERAGE         67                        60      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.08          2.56 1910   0.11   1.97     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      0.11   1.97     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      5.39   1.59     8.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.90                      7.25   1.65    10.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.5   -2.5      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      16.3    5.8     18.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    936                       902     34      683       
  SINCE JUL 1   4590                      4677    -87     4223       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        22     -5       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        22     -5       25       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1968                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      2005                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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