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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         82    506 PM  90    1924  66     16       75       
  MINIMUM         57    421 AM  25    1928  43     14       39       
  AVERAGE         70                        54     16       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.60          4.12 1945   0.10   0.50     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.42   0.22     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.79                      3.98  -0.19     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.29                      6.11  -1.82     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                        11    -11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       201   -115      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    664                       848   -184      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4223                      4977   -754     4313       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                         7     33        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        10     30        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        10     30        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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 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         90    245 PM  91    1896  64     26       75       
  MINIMUM         57    556 AM  24    1905  41     16       47       
  AVERAGE         74                        53     21       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.10  -0.04     2.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.45  -0.54     4.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      4.84  -1.84     7.36    
                                                                     
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                        13    -13        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       225   -124      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                       927   -165      764       
  SINCE JUL 1   4436                      5225   -789     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         0      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         0     28        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                         2     26        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                         2     26        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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