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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1237 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    337 PM  66    1933  41     -6       53       
  MINIMUM         24    745 AM -15    1989  22      2       23       
  AVERAGE         30                        31     -1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.84  -0.43     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.41                      0.84  -0.43     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.04                     35.06  12.98    40.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     13.5                                      19.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.8                                       4.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        33      2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  635                       498    137      444       
  SINCE DEC 1    635                       498    137      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   1501                      1525    -24     1258       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1628                      1357    271     1204       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        72      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -1      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         33    310 PM  66    1962  39     -6       51       
  MINIMUM         19    810 AM -10    1989  21     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         26                        30     -4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1967   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.52  -0.35     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.17                      0.52  -0.35     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     28.09  -1.51    24.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     20.9                                       1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                       1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        35      4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  657                       521    136      453       
  SINCE DEC 1    657                       521    136      453       
  SINCE JUL 1   1561                      1629    -68     1323       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1617                      1333    284     1227       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        69      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -5      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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