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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT MON APR 3 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         70    501 PM  90    1889  62      8       67       
  MINIMUM         52   1142 PM  14    1970  39     13       27       
  AVERAGE         61                        50     11       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.00          1.06 1956   0.09   0.91     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      0.18   0.82     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.15                      2.74   0.41     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      4.87  -1.22     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.2                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        15    -11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        30    -18       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    590                       677    -87      661       
  SINCE JUL 1   4149                      4806   -657     4231       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        10      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 2 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         69    350 PM  87    2003  60      9       69       
                                      1981                          
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  15    1975  37     13       29       
  AVERAGE         60                        48     12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.78 1957   0.08   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.16   0.58     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.59                      2.51   0.08     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.68                      3.90  -1.22     4.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.5                                      15.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.2                                      16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        17    -12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        34    -21       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    674                       736    -62      663       
  SINCE JUL 1   4348                      5034   -686     4436       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        14      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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