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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
830 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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              81   02/28/1972
 LOW              -25   02/12/1899
HIGHEST            67   02/17        48      19       64
LOWEST              2   02/23        19     -17        4
AVG. MAXIMUM     42.8              43.3    -0.5     46.9
AVG. MINIMUM     21.6              22.2    -0.6     25.2
MEAN             32.2              32.7    -0.5     36.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      5               6.2    -1.2        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              22.5     4.5       24
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.3    -1.3        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.19   1911
 MINIMUM         0.00   1996
TOTALS           0.79              0.79    0.00     2.28
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.03    0.00     0.08
DAYS >= .01         5               5.1    -0.1       10
DAYS >= .10         2               2.2    -0.2        3
DAYS >= .50         1               0.4     0.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.54   02/20 TO 02/21              1.68

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           22.0   1960
TOTALS            8.4               4.7     3.7      2.7
SINCE 7/1        22.1              16.9     5.2      6.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         2               1.5     0.5        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   02/22                          1
 24 HR TOTAL      6.0   02/21 TO 02/21               1.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     911               903       8      834
 SINCE 7/1       4019              4207    -188     3751
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/300    DATE  02/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/300    DATE  02/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 1
SNOW                      2     LIGHT SNOW                 7
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     16

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

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