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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
152 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         58    400 PM  88    1938  69    -11       78       
  MINIMUM         54    827 AM  24    1966  44     10       51       
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.74 1980   0.09  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      1.64  -0.93     3.72    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.18                      5.35  -2.17    11.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.79                     30.56  -2.77    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        9                         9      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       107     16       95       
  SINCE SEP 1    173                       180     -7      126       
  SINCE JUL 1    173                       182     -9      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        25     29       48       
  SINCE SEP 1    138                       191    -53      291       
  SINCE JAN 1   1656                      1355    301     1621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2006.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 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 16 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         61    346 PM  88    1958  68     -7       78       
  MINIMUM         53    753 AM  24    1966  44      9       55       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1968   0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      1.02  -0.66     0.96    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.34                      3.52   0.82     1.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.96                     25.30  -5.34    23.72    
                                                                     
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        8                         9     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       112     25       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    225                       188     37      122       
  SINCE JUL 1    225                       191     34      123       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        22     23       59       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                       185    -83      331       
  SINCE JAN 1   1525                      1332    193     1610       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2006.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 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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