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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
132 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         76    433 PM  94    1934  73      3       74
  MINIMUM         44    425 AM  32    1989  51     -7       56
                                      1890
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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