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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
922 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            87   04/30                         94
                        04/29
LOWEST             24   04/24                         31
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.7              66.8    -5.1     72.0
AVG. MINIMUM     36.9              41.2    -4.3     45.5
MEAN             49.3              54.0    -4.7     58.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     14               6.0     8.0        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.27              2.80    0.47     2.51
DAILY AVG.       0.11                               0.08
DAYS >= .01        10                                  9
DAYS >= .10         7                                  5
DAYS >= .50         2                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.52   04/17 TO 04/18              1.39

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     481               345     136      204
 SINCE 7/1       5018              5181    -163     4169
COOLING TOTAL      17                15       2       25
 SINCE 1/1         17                17       0       66
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/210    DATE  04/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/210    DATE  04/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 1
SNOW                      1     LIGHT SNOW                 3
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      6

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

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