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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         60    305 PM  92    1910  70    -10       52       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  30    1979  47      7       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.97R         1.68 1956   0.12   1.85     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      2.88   1.00     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.03                      5.44   0.59     1.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.53                      7.57  -1.04     6.72    
                                                                     
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        8                         8      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       322   -161      229       
  SINCE MAR 1    739                       969   -230      855       
  SINCE JUL 1   4298                      5098   -800     4425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        20     30       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        23     27       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        23     27       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   2 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1987                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   626 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         61   1228 AM  92    1910  68     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  29    1965  46      7       36       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          0.85 1917   0.10   0.55     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      2.24  -0.19     3.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.90                      4.59  -0.69     5.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      5.98  -1.99     8.60    
                                                                     
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        8                         9     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       364   -150      262       
  SINCE MAR 1    875                      1066   -191      892       
  SINCE JUL 1   4549                      5364   -815     4665       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        13     20       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        15     18       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        15     18       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        96      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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