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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
929 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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              97   03/21/1907
 LOW              -11   03/11/1948
HIGHEST            81   03/15        59      22       87
LOWEST             11   03/11        26     -15       20
AVG. MAXIMUM     49.9              54.6    -4.7     70.1
AVG. MINIMUM     26.8              31.4    -4.6     43.1
MEAN             38.4              43.0    -4.6     56.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1               1.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     25              16.7     8.3        8
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.32   1987
 MINIMUM         0.00   1920
                        1910
TOTALS           0.89              2.01   -1.12     1.61
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.06   -0.03     0.05
DAYS >= .01        10               7.4     2.6        8
DAYS >= .10         3               3.9    -0.9        5
DAYS >= .50         0               1.3    -1.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.28   03/30 TO 03/30              0.90

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           22.7   1960
TOTALS            4.3               2.8     1.5      0.0
SINCE 7/1        26.4              19.7     6.7      6.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         2               0.8     1.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         2   03/24                          0
                        03/11
                        03/01
 24 HR TOTAL      2.0   03/10 TO 03/10               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     817               684     133      285
 SINCE 7/1       4836              4891     -55     4036
COOLING TOTAL       0                 1      -1       32
 SINCE 1/1          0                 1      -1       32
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/160    DATE  03/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/350    DATE  03/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HEAVY SNOW                 1
SNOW                      3     LIGHT SNOW                 8
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     21

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

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