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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
133 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         73    444 PM  95    1931  75     -2       74       
  MINIMUM         48    539 AM  34    1890  53     -5       43       
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1995   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.35  -1.20     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      8.05   0.38     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                     10.18  -1.25     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        4                         3      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        77     28       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                      1060   -202      994       
  SINCE JUL 1   4417                      5189   -772     4564       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        25    -20       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        50      5       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        50      5       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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 16 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         74    447 PM  92    2001  74      0       75       
  MINIMUM         42    456 AM  36    1923  52    -10       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1958   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.05  -0.72     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      6.85  -1.56     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      8.24  -2.86    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        7                         4      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        93     28      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1175   -162     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   4687                      5473   -786     4816       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        17    -16       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        34      0       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        34      0       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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