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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         73    241 PM  90    2003  67      6       58       
  MINIMUM         33    613 AM  20    1989  43    -10       50       
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1941   0.09  -0.09     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      2.00  -1.29     4.90    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.18                      5.71  -2.53    12.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.79                     30.92  -3.13    46.61    
                                                                     
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       12                        10      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       146     31      112       
  SINCE SEP 1    227                       219      8      143       
  SINCE JUL 1    227                       221      6      143       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2006.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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 20 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         73    250 PM  93    1947  66      7       56       
  MINIMUM         41    606 AM  21    1916  42     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1963   0.06  -0.06     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.26  -0.86     2.67    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.38                      3.76   0.62     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     25.54  -5.54    25.43    
                                                                     
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                        11     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       154     49      120       
  SINCE SEP 1    291                       230     61      143       
  SINCE JUL 1    291                       233     58      144       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2006.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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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