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CLIICT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         64    210 PM  92    1968  71     -7       64       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         42   1126 PM  33    2005  49     -7       59       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.46 1914   0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      0.22   1.86     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                      5.50   1.48     8.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.90                      7.36   1.54    10.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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       12                         6      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        12      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    948                       908     40      686       
  SINCE JUL 1   4602                      4683    -81     4226       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         2      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        23     -6       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        23     -6       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1907                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2008...........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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