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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
147 AM CDT SUN MAY 21 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         80    304 PM  91    1964  77      3       85       
  MINIMUM         57    302 AM  36    1981  55      2       57       
  AVERAGE         69                        66      3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.37 1949   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      2.99  -1.84     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      8.69  -0.26     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                     10.82  -1.89    10.84    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        88     17       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                      1071   -213      994       
  SINCE JUL 1   4417                      5200   -783     4564       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        37    -15       66       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        62     10      101       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                        62     10      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  51 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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 20 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         83    139 PM  98    1956  75      8       91       
  MINIMUM         57   1133 PM  33    1931  53      4       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1982   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.61  -1.28     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.29                      7.41  -2.12     7.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.38                      8.80  -3.42    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       107     14      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1189   -176     1043       
  SINCE JUL 1   4687                      5487   -800     4816       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        25     -3       62       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        42     13       82       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        42     13       82       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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