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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
134 AM CDT WED APR 5 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         66    441 PM  93    1942  63      3       80       
  MINIMUM         32    647 AM  16    1920  39     -7       59       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1969   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      0.36   0.64     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.15                      2.92   0.23     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      5.05  -1.40     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       16                        15      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        60    -17       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    621                       707    -86      665       
  SINCE JUL 1   4180                      4836   -656     4235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      2000                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        13      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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 4 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         65    300 PM  90    1929  61      4       77       
  MINIMUM         34    239 AM  18    1899  37     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         50                        49      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1921   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.31   0.43     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.59                      2.66  -0.07     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.68                      4.05  -1.37     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       15                        16     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        67    -23       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    705                       769    -64      668       
  SINCE JUL 1   4379                      5067   -688     4441       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        92      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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