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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
145 AM CDT THU OCT 5 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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   1207 AM  95    1938  74      6       86       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  32    1999  49     11       73       
                                      1968                          
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.44  -0.44     3.38    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.47                      4.15  -1.68    11.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.08                     29.36  -2.28    45.09    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        20    -20        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     50                        93    -43       31       
  SINCE JUL 1     50                        95    -45       31       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                         9     42       46       
  SINCE SEP 1    135                       175    -40      289       
  SINCE JAN 1   1653                      1339    314     1619       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2006.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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 OCTOBER 4 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         70   1210 AM  96    1963  74     -4       93       
  MINIMUM         56   1156 PM  29    1885  49      7       73       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1902   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.98                      2.78   1.20     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.60                     24.56  -4.96    22.78    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        21    -19        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     90                        97     -7       23       
  SINCE JUL 1     90                       100    -10       24       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         8     29       52       
  SINCE SEP 1     94                       171    -77      324       
  SINCE JAN 1   1517                      1318    199     1603       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73       102      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2006.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2006.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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