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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1013 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE SALINA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   03/21/1907
 LOW              -11   03/11/1948
HIGHEST            81   03/15                         92  03/19
LOWEST             14   03/08                         19  03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.5              57.0     4.5     62.6
AVG. MINIMUM     33.7              33.9    -0.2     38.0
MEAN             47.6              45.4     2.2     50.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     13              13.0     0.0       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.82   1973
 MINIMUM         0.00   1968
                        1966
                        1910
TOTALS           0.75              2.39   -1.64     3.62
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.08   -0.06     0.12
DAYS >= .01         2               7.7    -5.7        8
DAYS >= .10         1               4.5    -3.5        5
DAYS >= .50         1               1.6    -0.6        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.74   03/19 TO 03/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     530               609     -79      460
 SINCE 7/1       4095              4450    -355     3128
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2       11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/320    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/300    DATE  03/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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