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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
135 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         76    420 PM  91    1959  72      4       72       
  MINIMUM         61   1155 PM  30    1907  50     11       52       
                                      1903                          
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.96          2.26 1951   0.11   0.85     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.24                      2.59   2.65     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.27                      5.28   3.99     2.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.87                      7.29   5.58     4.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2       T      
  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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       290   -158      206       
  SINCE MAR 1    382                       868   -486      740       
  SINCE JUL 1   3605                      4508   -903     4370       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        24     37       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    101                        26     75       40       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        26     75       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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