000 CDUS43 KTOP 160634 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 134 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 88 427 PM 100 1939 80 8 65 MINIMUM 57 615 AM 39 1961 56 1 51 AVERAGE 73 68 5 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.89 1905 0.12 -0.12 0.64 MONTH TO DATE 1.39 1.94 -0.55 1.59 SINCE SEP 1 1.39 1.94 -0.55 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 26.00 27.15 -1.15 35.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 1.2 6.7 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7 MONTH TO DATE 3 22 -19 7 SINCE SEP 1 3 22 -19 7 SINCE JUL 1 3 24 -21 7 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 6 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 60 106 -46 156 SINCE SEP 1 60 106 -46 156 SINCE JAN 1 1578 1270 308 1486 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 89 PERCENT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 600 AM LOWEST 39 500 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 101 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 728 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 SEPTEMBER 15 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 88 331 PM 100 1895 80 8 78 MINIMUM 64 141 AM 34 1993 56 8 56 AVERAGE 76 68 8 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.30 1996 0.08 -0.08 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 1.84 1.34 0.50 0.60 SINCE SEP 1 1.84 1.34 0.50 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 17.46 23.12 -5.66 22.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 5.5 15.2 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 22 -11 0 SINCE SEP 1 11 22 -11 0 SINCE JUL 1 11 25 -14 1 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 5 6 2 MONTH TO DATE 44 105 -61 164 SINCE SEP 1 44 105 -61 164 SINCE JAN 1 1467 1252 215 1443 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 58 1100 PM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 104 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1903 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$