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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
131 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         71    456 PM  91    1987  67      4       79       
  MINIMUM         41    609 AM  27    1953  44     -3       64       
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.19 2003   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.84  -0.20     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.79                      4.40  -0.61     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.29                      6.53  -2.24     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        9                        10     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       243   -146      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    675                       890   -215      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4234                      5019   -785     4313       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        11     34       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        14     31       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        14     31       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   637 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         70    410 PM  89    1955  66      4       79       
  MINIMUM         38    451 AM  28    1953  42     -4       61       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1929   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      1.42  -0.35     2.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.92                      3.77  -0.85     4.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      5.16  -2.15     7.51    
                                                                     
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       11                        12     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       274   -152      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    783                       976   -193      765       
  SINCE JUL 1   4457                      5274   -817     4538       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         4     25       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                         6     23       13       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                         6     23       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66       100      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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