000 CDUS43 KTOP 250633 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 133 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 71 511 PM 94 1989 69 2 63 MINIMUM 54 947 AM 28 1967 46 8 31 AVERAGE 63 57 6 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.26 1.39 1948 0.12 0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.40 -0.50 0.95 SINCE MAR 1 4.05 4.96 -0.91 1.69 SINCE JAN 1 4.55 7.09 -2.54 6.45 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 1.2 6.7 SINCE JUL 1 12.5 11.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 2 9 -7 18 MONTH TO DATE 114 290 -176 160 SINCE MAR 1 692 937 -245 786 SINCE JUL 1 4251 5066 -815 4356 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 50 16 34 34 SINCE MAR 1 50 19 31 35 SINCE JAN 1 50 19 31 35 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 26 PERCENT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 PM LOWEST 66 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 34 2002 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 158 PM 98 1989 67 3 61 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 25 1967 44 -4 32 AVERAGE 55 56 -1 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.33 2.94 1904 0.09 0.24 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.40 1.85 -0.45 3.30 SINCE MAR 1 3.25 4.20 -0.95 5.20 SINCE JAN 1 3.34 5.59 -2.25 8.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 5.5 15.2 SINCE JUL 1 16.2 16.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 10 0 18 MONTH TO DATE 154 327 -173 187 SINCE MAR 1 815 1029 -214 817 SINCE JUL 1 4489 5327 -838 4590 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 33 9 24 20 SINCE MAR 1 33 11 22 20 SINCE JAN 1 33 11 22 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1100 PM LOWEST 56 1200 AM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 32 2002 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$