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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         66    353 PM  95    2000  74     -8       83       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  31    1981  52     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1929   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.56  -0.41     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      7.26   1.17     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                      9.39  -0.46     6.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.2                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                                      11.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        59      9       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    821                      1042   -221      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   4380                      5171   -791     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        15    -10       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        40     15       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        40     15       67       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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 11 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         65    421 PM  93    2000  72     -7       85       
                                      1898                          
  MINIMUM         44    332 AM  31    1979  50     -6       62       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.35  -0.02     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      6.15  -0.86     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      7.54  -2.16     9.23    
                                                                     
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       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        71     12       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    975                      1153   -178     1013       
  SINCE JUL 1   4649                      5451   -802     4786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        11    -10       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        28      6       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        28      6       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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