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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         77    431 PM  91    2001  77      0       88
                                      1996
                                      1931
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  36    1890  55      5       57
  AVERAGE         69                        66      3       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.69 1951   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.20  -0.25     0.54
  SINCE MAR 1      7.53                      7.48   0.05     9.81
  SINCE JAN 1     10.55                      9.49   1.06    13.41

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      5.5                       2.5    3.0      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      14.9   15.1      3.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        58     58       11
  SINCE MAR 1   1203                       926    277      393
  SINCE JUL 1   4474                      4566    -92     3616

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        8
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        36    -15       88
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        62    -25      189
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        62    -25      189
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     60           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   618 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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