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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1237 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         36    411 PM  66    1893  39     -3       34       
  MINIMUM         17   1103 PM -16    1989  20     -3       21       
  AVERAGE         27                        30     -3       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1949   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.04  -0.42     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.04  -0.42     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.25                     35.26  12.99    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       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        35      3       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  852                       670    182      606       
  SINCE DEC 1    852                       670    182      606       
  SINCE JUL 1   1718                      1697     21     1420       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  30 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        70      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -22      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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 21 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         32    255 PM  65    1941  38     -6       35       
  MINIMUM          4    819 AM -18    1989  19    -15       18       
  AVERAGE         18                        29    -11       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1952   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.66  -0.33     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.66  -0.33     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.74                     28.23  -1.49    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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        36     11       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  894                       698    196      615       
  SINCE DEC 1    894                       698    196      615       
  SINCE JUL 1   1798                      1806     -8     1485       
                                                                     
 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     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   749 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.                                          


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