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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
136 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         79    512 PM  89    1952  71      8       59       
  MINIMUM         45    515 AM  29    1961  48     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1892   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.26  -0.26     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.28                      5.96   1.32     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.78                      8.09  -0.31     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        3                         6     -3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        13     -2       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    764                       996   -232      932       
  SINCE JUL 1   4323                      5125   -802     4502       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        27     23       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        27     23       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1950                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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 2 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         79    443 PM  92    1968  69     10       57       
  MINIMUM         53    531 AM  26    1967  47      6       28       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.90 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.96                      5.02  -1.06     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.05                      6.41  -2.36     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        0                         8     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        16     -8       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    900                      1098   -198      975       
  SINCE JUL 1   4574                      5396   -822     4748       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        19     15       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        19     15       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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