000 CDUS43 KTOP 312238 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 438 PM CST SUN DEC 31 2006 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2006... VALID TODAY AS OF 0430 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 52 116 AM 63 2004 37 15 50 1965 MINIMUM 31 354 PM -10 1976 18 13 24 AVERAGE 42 28 14 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.02 0.82 1947 0.03 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.70 1.42 0.28 1.00 SINCE DEC 1 1.70 1.42 0.28 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 32.72 35.64 -2.92 48.63 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 10.8 SINCE JAN 1 1.7 18.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.5 11.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 23 37 -14 28 MONTH TO DATE 793 1030 -237 1103 SINCE DEC 1 793 1030 -237 1103 SINCE JUL 1 1762 2057 -295 1969 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1656 1357 299 1628 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 78 200 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 67 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -20 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST JANUARY 1 2007.......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2006... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 34 1222 AM 60 1904 36 -2 54 MINIMUM 26 1119 AM -11 1968 18 8 22 AVERAGE 30 27 3 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.35 0.42 1931 0.02 0.33 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.24 0.86 2.38 0.35 SINCE DEC 1 3.24 0.86 2.38 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 23.94 28.43 -4.49 26.76 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 3.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.5 7.7 SINCE JAN 1 9.0 25.9 SINCE JUL 1 3.5 10.7 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 35 38 -3 27 MONTH TO DATE 891 1068 -177 1137 SINCE DEC 1 891 1068 -177 1137 SINCE JUL 1 2045 2176 -131 2041 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1526 1333 193 1617 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FREEZING RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 72 300 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -14 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST JANUARY 1 2007.......SUNRISE 751 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && SNOW DEPTH AT 430 PM MISCELLANEOUS DATA... KANSAS RIVER STAGE AT TOPEKA AT 5 PM... 4.9 FT REPUBLICAN RIVER STAGE AT CONCORDIA AT 5 PM... 4.8 FT $$