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

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...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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            65   02/06                         68
LOWEST              2R  02/23                          8
AVG. MAXIMUM     43.9              46.1    -2.2     49.1
AVG. MINIMUM     23.0              24.3    -1.3     28.4
MEAN             33.4              35.2    -1.8     38.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      5               3.7     1.3        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              22.5     4.5       21
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.4    -0.4        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           2.29              1.23    1.06     2.07
DAILY AVG.       0.08                               0.07
DAYS >= .01         7                                  7
DAYS >= .10         3                                  3
DAYS >= .50         2                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.35   02/07 TO 02/07              1.61
                        02/06 TO 02/07
                        02/07 TO 02/07

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     879               834      45      753
 SINCE 7/1       3596              3822    -226     3329
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/260    DATE  02/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/350    DATE  02/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HEAVY SNOW                 3
SNOW                      4     LIGHT SNOW                 5
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     14

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

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