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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS                                  
134 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         88    318 PM  91    2001  77     11       73       
                                      1996                          
                                      1931                          
  MINIMUM         57    201 AM  36    1890  55      2       42       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.69 1951   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      2.20  -1.66     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.81                      7.48   2.33     2.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.41                      9.49   3.92     4.37    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        58    -47       89       
  SINCE MAR 1    393                       926   -533      829       
  SINCE JUL 1   3616                      4566   -950     4459       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        36     52       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    189                        62    127      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    189                        62    127      107       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1973                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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