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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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    639 PM  94    1934  72    -10       79       
  MINIMUM         49   1204 AM  32    1989  50     -1       64       
                                      1890                          
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1969   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.96  -0.44      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.80                      6.66   1.14     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.30                      8.79  -0.49     6.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        41     12       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    806                      1024   -218      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   4365                      5153   -788     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        32     18       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        32     18       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   2 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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 7 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         59    536 PM  95    1887  71    -12       78       
  MINIMUM         46    506 AM  31    1890  49     -3       64       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1995   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.83  -0.18      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.61                      5.63  -1.02     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.70                      7.02  -2.32     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                         6      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        49     16       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    957                      1131   -174     1012       
  SINCE JUL 1   4631                      5429   -798     4785       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        24     10       29       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        24     10       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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