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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
142 AM CDT THU APR 13 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         81    442 PM  87    1972  65     16       53       
  MINIMUM         46    553 AM  20    1957  42      4       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        53     11       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1993   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.12  -0.08     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.19                      3.68  -0.49     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      5.81  -2.12     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        1                        12    -11       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       166    -80       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    664                       813   -149      712       
  SINCE JUL 1   4223                      4942   -719     4282       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         4     10        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         7      7        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         7      7        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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 12 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         79    423 PM  87    1899  63     16       58       
  MINIMUM         44    455 AM  19    1940  40      4       39       
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1901   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      0.87   0.19     2.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.22  -0.31     4.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      4.61  -1.61     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        3                        14    -11       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       186    -85      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                       888   -126      734       
  SINCE JUL 1   4436                      5186   -750     4507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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