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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
145 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         95    439 PM 109    1936  88      7       87       
  MINIMUM         73    621 AM  52    1962  66      7       71       
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.43 1898   0.12  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.43                      2.04   1.39     5.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.02                     10.75  -2.73    17.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.00                     23.44  -4.44    28.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.2                                       6.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        12      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       214     99      242       
  SINCE JUN 1   1166                       911    255     1018       
  SINCE JAN 1   1360                      1021    339     1167       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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 AUGUST 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         93    538 PM 107    1983  88      5       86       
  MINIMUM         69    520 AM  52    1943  66      3       66       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.47 1961   0.10   0.39     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      1.89   1.70     1.61    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.38                     10.04  -2.66     9.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     20.43  -6.13    20.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.5                                      15.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        14    -14        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       222     52      224       
  SINCE JUN 1   1137                       923    214     1004       
  SINCE JAN 1   1311                      1003    308     1129       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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