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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81    241 PM  95    1931  76      5       82
  MINIMUM         62    536 AM  34    1890  54      8       54
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.99 1995   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      2.49  -1.11     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      8.51  -2.00     6.88
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                     10.69  -1.74     9.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JAN 1     24.2                      11.3   12.9      3.0
  SINCE JUL 1     29.6                      17.8   11.8      3.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        70     55       10
  SINCE MAR 1   1331                      1020    311      398
  SINCE JUL 1   4888                      4987    -99     3780

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         3      4        3
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        34      2       80
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        62    -10      175
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        62    -10      175
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1973
                                             1945
                                             1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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