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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
817 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              78   01/10/1911
 LOW              -33   01/08/1886
HIGHEST            69   01/28        38      31       70
LOWEST              5   01/31        16     -11        4
AVG. MAXIMUM     40.1              38.6     1.5     46.3
AVG. MINIMUM     19.7              18.7     1.0     22.0
MEAN             29.9              28.6     1.3     34.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              10.0     1.0        5
DAYS MIN <= 32     30              28.2     1.8       28
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.9    -1.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.16   1949
 MINIMUM         0.00   1997
                        1986
TOTALS           0.69              0.58    0.11     0.32
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.02    0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01         5               4.7     0.3        4
DAYS >= .10         3               1.8     1.2        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.48   12/31 TO 01/01              0.68

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           20.7   1959
TOTALS            5.2               5.7    -0.5      3.1
SINCE 7/1        13.7              12.2     1.5      4.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         2               1.6     0.4        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   01/01                          1
 24 HR TOTAL      3.0   01/29 TO 01/29               2.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1081              1127     -46      948
 SINCE 7/1       3108              3304    -196     2917
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/220    DATE  01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/340    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 1
SNOW                      2     LIGHT SNOW                 5
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     11

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

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