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This is the current conditions weather report for Great Bend. The report was made 33 minutes ago, at 09:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 12 miles per hour / 18.5 kilometers per hour from the southeast (120°). The temperature was 23°F / -5°C, with a dew-point at 23°F / -5°C. The temperature felt like 12°F / -11°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.59 inHg / 1037 hPa. The relative humidity was 39%. The skies were clear.

Great Bend is the largest city and county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. The population was 15,345 at the 2000 census. Great Bend is located at 38.366056, -98.777958. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.8 km² (10.7 mi²). 27.5 km² (10.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.02%) is water. Due to the flat plains of Kansas, the Great Bend area has the largest population of ground squirrels west of the Mississippi River.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

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