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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
148 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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    351 PM  94    1895  73      6       81       
  MINIMUM         59   1134 PM  30    1980  51      8       57       
  AVERAGE         69                        62      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.20 1921   0.15   0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.26  -0.12     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.42                      6.96   1.46     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.92                      9.09  -0.17     6.86    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        51      2       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    806                      1034   -228      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   4365                      5163   -798     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        36     19       51       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        36     19       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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 9 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         76    449 PM 100    1895  71      5       78       
  MINIMUM         53    615 AM  32    1923  49      4       50       
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1971   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.09   0.24     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      5.89  -0.60     6.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      7.28  -1.90     9.18    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        61      4       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    957                      1143   -186     1013       
  SINCE JUL 1   4631                      5441   -810     4786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         9     -8       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        26      8       32       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        26      8       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        98      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2006...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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