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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
132 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         82    459 PM  92    1907  76      6       80       
  MINIMUM         48    402 AM  39    1973  54     -6       59       
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.51  -1.36     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      8.21   0.22     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                     10.34  -1.41     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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        80     25       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                      1063   -205      994       
  SINCE JUL 1   4417                      5192   -775     4564       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        28    -23       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        53      2       78       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        53      2       78       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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 17 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         84    443 PM  96    1996  74     10       82       
  MINIMUM         45    537 AM  37    1945  52     -7       58       
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.22 1892   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.19  -0.86     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      6.99  -1.70     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      8.38  -3.00    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        97     24      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1179   -166     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   4687                      5477   -790     4816       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        19    -18       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        36     -2       57       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        36     -2       57       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        38      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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