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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
925 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             102   05/30/1998
                        05/29/1913
 LOW               24   05/01/1909
HIGHEST            94   05/14        80      14       98
LOWEST             32   05/03        47     -15       42
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.4              74.2     0.2     83.4
AVG. MINIMUM     51.3              52.0    -0.7     55.5
MEAN             62.8              63.1    -0.3     69.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               1.2    -0.2        7
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               0.1     0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.15   1903
 MINIMUM         0.26   1966
TOTALS           5.54              4.16    1.38     0.39
DAILY AVG.       0.18              0.13    0.05     0.01
DAYS >= .01        10              12.0    -2.0        4
DAYS >= .10        10               6.9     3.1        1
DAYS >= .50         4               2.8     1.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.66   05/01 TO 05/02              0.36

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.3   1961
TOTALS              T                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        28.8              20.2     8.6      6.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL        T   05/01 TO 05/01               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     152               131      21       35
 SINCE 7/1       5499              5395     104     4304
COOLING TOTAL      93                72      21      181
 SINCE 1/1        103                89      14      244
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/200    DATE  05/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/200    DATE  05/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      0     LIGHT SNOW                 2
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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