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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         61    428 PM  92    1943  72    -11       72       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  28    1907  49      5       38       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.84 1892   0.14  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.54  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.79                      6.24   1.55     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.29                      8.37  -0.08     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        7                         6      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        25     -4       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    774                      1008   -234      959       
  SINCE JUL 1   4333                      5137   -804     4529       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        29     21       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        29     21       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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 4 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         56    324 PM  90    1952  70    -14       69       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  28    1907  48      1       41       
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.50 1961   0.12  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      0.46   0.18     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.60                      5.26  -0.66     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.69                      6.65  -1.96     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       12                         7      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        30     -3       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    919                      1112   -193     1003       
  SINCE JUL 1   4593                      5410   -817     4776       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        21     13       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        21     13       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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