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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         82    407 PM  90    1996  65     17       74       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  25    1940  41     18       47       
  AVERAGE         71                        53     18       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.09 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.02   0.02     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.19                      3.58  -0.39     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      5.71  -2.02     6.44    
                                                                     
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        0                        13    -13        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       154    -69       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    663                       801   -138      696       
  SINCE JUL 1   4222                      4930   -708     4266       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         3     11        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         6      8        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         6      8        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  38 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   649 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         86    236 PM  92    1890  63     23       69       
  MINIMUM         50   1158 PM  22    1997  40     10       46       
  AVERAGE         68                        51     17       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1889   0.07  -0.07     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      0.80   0.26     2.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.15  -0.24     4.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      4.54  -1.54     7.32    
                                                                     
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        0                        14    -14        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       172    -74       88       
  SINCE MAR 1    759                       874   -115      718       
  SINCE JUL 1   4433                      5172   -739     4491       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         2      1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         2      1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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