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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
142 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    345 PM  94    1902  68      3       83       
  MINIMUM         41    543 AM  24    1953  44     -3       62       
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1904   0.11  -0.11     T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      1.95  -0.31     0.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.79                      4.51  -0.72     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.29                      6.64  -2.35     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  106                       253   -147      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       900   -216      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4243                      5029   -786     4313       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        12     33       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        15     30       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        15     30       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   636 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         68    342 PM 100    1902  66      2       81       
  MINIMUM         36    543 AM  25    1953  43     -7       62       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1933   0.08  -0.08     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      1.50  -0.43     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.92                      3.85  -0.93     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      5.24  -2.23     8.25    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       285   -150      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    796                       987   -191      765       
  SINCE JUL 1   4470                      5285   -815     4538       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                         5     24       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                         7     22       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                         7     22       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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