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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         55    341 PM  88    1963  68    -13       64       
  MINIMUM         32    732 AM  20    1972  43    -11       54       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1983   0.09  -0.09     1.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      1.91  -1.20     4.81    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.18                      5.62  -2.44    12.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.79                     30.83  -3.04    46.52    
                                                                     
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       21                        10     11        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       136     29      101       
  SINCE SEP 1    215                       209      6      132       
  SINCE JUL 1    215                       211      4      132       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        26     28       54       
  SINCE SEP 1    138                       192    -54      297       
  SINCE JAN 1   1656                      1356    300     1627       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2006.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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 19 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         62    358 PM  87    1903  67     -5       69       
  MINIMUM         25    508 AM  17    1972  43    -18       48       
  AVERAGE         44                        55    -11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1929   0.06  -0.06     1.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.20  -0.80     2.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.38                      3.70   0.68     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     25.48  -5.48    24.82    
                                                                     
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       21                        11     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       143     52      105       
  SINCE SEP 1    283                       219     64      128       
  SINCE JUL 1    283                       222     61      129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        22     23       66       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                       185    -83      338       
  SINCE JAN 1   1525                      1332    193     1617       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2006.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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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