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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
925 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE MANHATTAN KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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            92   05/14                         99
LOWEST             34   05/12                         38
                        05/03
                        05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     75.4              76.1    -0.7     84.3
AVG. MINIMUM     51.7              51.3     0.4     56.6
MEAN             63.5              63.7    -0.2     70.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               1.9     0.1       10
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.56              4.48   -0.92     1.34
DAILY AVG.       0.11                               0.04
DAYS >= .01        12                                  6
DAYS >= .10         7                                  2
DAYS >= .50         4                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.35   05/01 TO 05/02              0.97

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     157               123      34       38
 SINCE 7/1       5175              5304    -129     4207
COOLING TOTAL     119                83      36      214
 SINCE 1/1        136               100      36      280
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  05/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/280    DATE  05/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      0     LIGHT SNOW                 1
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      4

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

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