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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
132 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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   1006 AM  90    1950  71     -3       65       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         56   1120 PM  29    1976  49      7       31       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          3.45 1938   0.14   0.35     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.40   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.77                      6.10   1.67     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.27                      8.23   0.04     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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        19     -5       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                      1002   -235      949       
  SINCE JUL 1   4326                      5131   -805     4519       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        28     22       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        28     22       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  25 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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 3 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         66   1248 AM  90    1959  70     -4       60       
  MINIMUM         50    104 PM  26    1907  47      3       34       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.61          2.49 1913   0.12   0.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.34   0.27     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.57                      5.14  -0.57     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.66                      6.53  -1.87     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        7                         7      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        23     -8       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    907                      1105   -198      993       
  SINCE JUL 1   4581                      5403   -822     4766       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        20     14       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        20     14       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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