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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
151 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         62    142 PM  97    1940  72    -10       73       
  MINIMUM         48   1151 PM  32    1944  50     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.17 1977   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.68  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.80                      6.38   1.42     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.30                      8.51  -0.21     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       10                         6      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        31      0       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    784                      1014   -230      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   4343                      5143   -800     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        30     20       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        30     20       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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 5 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         57    554 PM  97    1909  70    -13       67       
  MINIMUM         48    720 AM  32    1917  48      0       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.71 1910   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.58   0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.61                      5.38  -0.77     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.70                      6.77  -2.07     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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        37      2       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    931                      1119   -188     1012       
  SINCE JUL 1   4605                      5417   -812     4785       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        22     12       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        22     12       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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