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CDUS43 KTOP 072135
CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
434 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         76    245 PM  94    1934  73      3       74
  MINIMUM         44    425 AM  32    1989  51     -7       56
                                      1890
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.62 2007   0.15  -0.15     0.32
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.07  -0.08     0.92
  SINCE MAR 1      6.12                      7.09  -0.97     6.85
  SINCE JAN 1      8.56                      9.27  -0.71     9.59

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1975   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            5                         5      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        38     61        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1305                       988    317      388
  SINCE JUL 1   4862                      4955    -93     3770

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       68
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        40    -24      163
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        40    -24      163
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     38           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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