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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1241 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         67    222 PM  83    1914  55     12       52       
  MINIMUM         26    502 AM   5    1949  33     -7       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        44      3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.23 1919   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.12  -0.33     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.79                      1.12  -0.33     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.29                      3.25  -1.96     4.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                          T      
  SINCE JAN 1      0.6                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.9                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        21     -3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       356   -122      315       
  SINCE MAR 1    234                       356   -122      315       
  SINCE JUL 1   3793                      4485   -692     3885       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      2003                    
                                             1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   631 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         64    352 PM  85    2003  54     10       52       
  MINIMUM         31   1210 AM   3    1912  31      0       24       
  AVERAGE         48                        42      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1960   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.02  -0.97     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      1.02  -0.97     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      2.41  -2.27     3.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JAN 1      T                                        15.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                                      16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        23     -6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       381   -123      314       
  SINCE MAR 1    258                       381   -123      314       
  SINCE JUL 1   3932                      4679   -747     4087       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        80      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         7      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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