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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
928 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             102   10/05/1947
 LOW               14   10/31/1993
HIGHEST            82   10/23        75       7       90
                        10/03
LOWEST             23   10/27        37     -14       22
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.2              67.1    -1.9     71.7
AVG. MINIMUM     40.7              43.8    -3.1     43.7
MEAN             53.0              55.4    -2.4     57.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               2.9     3.1        6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.37   1959
 MINIMUM         0.00   1952
TOTALS           3.30              1.92    1.38     0.39
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.06    0.05     0.01
DAYS >= .01         7               6.9     0.1        4
DAYS >= .10         4               3.9     0.1        1
DAYS >= .50         1               1.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.85   10/13 TO 10/14              0.28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            4.6   1970
TOTALS            0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     370               318      52      257
 SINCE 7/1        447               391      56      358
COOLING TOTAL       3                22     -19       39
 SINCE 1/1       1643              1348     295     1515
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/290    DATE  10/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      0     LIGHT SNOW                 0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

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

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