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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
134 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         61    352 PM  90    1938  70     -9       75       
  MINIMUM         48    551 AM  27    1891  45      3       50       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          3.48 1980   0.10   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.55  -0.85     3.72    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.17                      5.26  -2.09    11.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.78                     30.47  -2.69    45.43    
                                                                     
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       10                         9      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        98     16       95       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                       171     -7      126       
  SINCE JUL 1    164                       173     -9      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        24     30       48       
  SINCE SEP 1    138                       190    -52      291       
  SINCE JAN 1   1656                      1354    302     1621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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 15 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         65    155 PM  91    1938  69     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         46    218 AM  28    1943  45      1       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.84 1915   0.06   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.96  -0.60     0.95    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.34                      3.46   0.88     1.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.96                     25.24  -5.28    23.71    
                                                                     
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        9                         9      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       103     26       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       179     38      122       
  SINCE JUL 1    217                       182     35      123       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        21     24       57       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                       184    -82      329       
  SINCE JAN 1   1525                      1331    194     1608       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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