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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
345 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         28   1233 AM  72    1939  40    -12       53       
  MINIMUM         22    752 AM  -1    1981  21      1       23       
  AVERAGE         25                        31     -6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          0.42 1945   0.04   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.57                      0.88  -0.31     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.57                      0.88  -0.31     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.20                     35.10  13.10    40.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.5                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.8                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.0                                      19.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.3                                       4.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        34      6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  675                       532    143      471       
  SINCE DEC 1    675                       532    143      471       
  SINCE JUL 1   1541                      1559    -18     1285       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        65      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -11      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          
SNOW DEPTH REPORTED IS THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT 6 AM.
SNOW DEPTH AT THE END OF THE DAY WAS 3 INCHES.

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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         24   1233 AM  69    1939  39    -15       48       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM  -5    1964  20     -1       20       
  AVERAGE         22                        30     -8       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.34 1907   0.03   0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.55  -0.24     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.31                      0.55  -0.24     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.72                     28.12  -1.40    24.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.5                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.4                                       1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.2                                       1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        35      8       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  700                       556    144      484       
  SINCE DEC 1    700                       556    144      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   1604                      1664    -60     1354       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   747 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.                                          
SNOW DEPTH REPORTED IS THE AMOUNT ON SNOW ON THE GROUND AT 6 AM.
SNOW DEPTH AT THE END OF THE DAY WAS 5 INCHES.

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