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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
132 AM CDT THU MAR 16 2017


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40    215 PM  87    2013  56    -16       64       
  MINIMUM         21    149 AM   5    1949  33    -12       46       
  AVERAGE         31                        45    -14       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.23 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.03  -0.69     1.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      1.03  -0.69     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      3.21  -1.48     3.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1960   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       1.0    0.3       T      
  SINCE JAN 1      3.5                      10.4   -6.9      2.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.6                      16.9  -10.3      3.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        20     14       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       345    -16      177       
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       345    -16      177       
  SINCE JUL 1   3510                      4312   -802     3429       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      2015                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1900                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2017.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2017.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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