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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         68    458 PM  95    1944  75     -7       66       
  MINIMUM         48    522 AM  32    1907  53     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.66 1990   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.19  -1.04     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      7.89   0.54     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                     10.02  -1.09     9.99    
                                                                     
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        7                         3      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        74     27       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    854                      1057   -203      988       
  SINCE JUL 1   4413                      5186   -773     4558       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        23    -18       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        48      7       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        48      7       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   608 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         71    155 PM  91    1944  73     -2       67       
  MINIMUM         46    449 AM  26    1907  52     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         59                        63     -4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1943   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.91  -0.58     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      6.71  -1.42     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      8.10  -2.72    10.09    
                                                                     
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        6                         4      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        89     25      108       
  SINCE MAR 1   1006                      1171   -165     1040       
  SINCE JUL 1   4680                      5469   -789     4813       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        15    -14       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        32      2       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        32      2       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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