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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
157 AM CDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         71    437 PM  93    1956  74     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         43    503 AM  34    1960  52     -9       58       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.24 1934   0.15  -0.15     2.97    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.71  -0.56     2.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      7.41   1.02     5.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                      9.54  -0.61     9.83    
                                                                     
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   76                        63     13       72       
  SINCE MAR 1    829                      1046   -217      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   4388                      5175   -787     4537       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        17    -12       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        42     13       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        42     13       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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 12 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         72    518 PM  99    1956  72      0       73       
  MINIMUM         39    537 AM  36    1971  51    -12       57       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1887   0.14  -0.14     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.49  -0.16     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      6.29  -1.00     6.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      7.68  -2.30     9.50    
                                                                     
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        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        76     16       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    984                      1158   -174     1013       
  SINCE JUL 1   4658                      5456   -798     4786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        12    -11       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        29      5       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        29      5       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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