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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1240 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         24    653 PM  67    1889  40    -16       27       
  MINIMUM          0    829 AM -15    1983  21    -21        9       
  AVERAGE         12                        30    -18       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1987   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.96  -0.34     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.96  -0.34     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.25                     35.18  13.07    40.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.8                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     18.0                                      19.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                                       4.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        34     19       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  775                       600    175      542       
  SINCE DEC 1    775                       600    175      542       
  SINCE JUL 1   1641                      1627     14     1356       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   738 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.                                          


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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         22    528 PM  63    1966  39    -17       26       
  MINIMUM          1    653 AM -12    1983  20    -19       13       
  AVERAGE         12                        29    -17       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1988   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.61  -0.28     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.61  -0.28     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.74                     28.18  -1.44    24.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.7                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.9                                       1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                       1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        35     18       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  803                       626    177      555       
  SINCE DEC 1    803                       626    177      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   1707                      1734    -27     1425       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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