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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         68    510 PM  89    1987  71     -3       57       
  MINIMUM         45    556 AM  26    1963  48     -3       36       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.32 1898   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.28                      5.83   1.45     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.78                      7.96  -0.18     6.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.2                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    761                       990   -229      913       
  SINCE JUL 1   4320                      5119   -799     4483       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        26     24       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        26     24       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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 MAY 1 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         69    437 PM  92    1959  69      0       55       
  MINIMUM         44    526 AM  24    1909  47     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         57                        58     -1       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1938   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.96                      4.91  -0.95     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      6.30  -2.25     8.63    
                                                                     
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                         8      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         8      0       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    900                      1090   -190      953       
  SINCE JUL 1   4574                      5388   -814     4726       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        18     15       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        18     15       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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