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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1238 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2006...

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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    213 PM  82    1977  52     28       45       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  -4    1967  30     15       25       
  AVERAGE         63                        41     22       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.63 1958   0.08   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.56  -0.07     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.56  -0.07     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.99                      2.69  -1.70     4.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.6                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.9                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        24    -22       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       201    -88      173       
  SINCE MAR 1    113                       201    -88      173       
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      4330   -658     3743       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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 MARCH 8 2006...

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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    224 PM  78    1977  51     16       55       
  MINIMUM         38   1145 PM  -2    1996  29      9       25       
  AVERAGE         53                        40     13       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1999   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.48  -0.44      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.48  -0.44      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.13                      1.87  -1.74     3.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      T                                        15.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                      16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        25    -13       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       213    -88      165       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       213    -88      165       
  SINCE JUL 1   3799                      4511   -712     3938       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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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