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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
738 PM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              97   04/25/2012
                        04/06/1893
                        54/01/2206
 LOW               10   04/03/1975
HIGHEST            88   04/29        71      17       97
LOWEST             27   04/02        38     -11       35
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.2              66.7    -4.5     73.1
AVG. MINIMUM     39.0              43.5    -4.5     47.9
MEAN             50.6              55.1    -4.5     60.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.4    -0.4        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               3.5     5.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.69   1999
 MINIMUM         0.62   1989
TOTALS           3.12              3.53   -0.41     2.47
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.12   -0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01         9               9.7    -0.7        9
DAYS >= .10         9               6.2     2.8        5
DAYS >= .50         2               2.7    -0.7        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.83   04/17 TO 04/18              0.67

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           10.0   1926
TOTALS            0.3               0.3     0.0        T
SINCE 7/1        29.6              17.8    11.8      3.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.3   MM                             T

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     442               322     120      171
 SINCE 7/1       4763              4917    -154     3770
COOLING TOTAL      16                25      -9       44
 SINCE 1/1         16                28     -12       95
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/180    DATE  04/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/180    DATE  04/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      7

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

REMARKS...

MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WERE COMMON DURING APRIL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE WAS THE FOURTEENTH COLDEST ON RECORD. SEVERAL COLD
FRONTS OF CANADIAN ORIGIN PROVIDED PERIODS OF COLD AIR AND SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. THE FIRST STRONG FRONT
CAME LATE ON APRIL 9. AFTER TEMPERATURES REACHED THE MIDDLE 70S THAT
DAY...THE WIND AND COLD COMBINED TO MAKE IT FEEL ABOUT 40 DEGREES
COLDER ON APRIL 10. WIND CHILL VALUES PLUNGED INTO THE UPPER 20S AND
LOWER 30S FOR MUCH OF APRIL 18 AFTER A STRONG SYSTEM BROUGHT PERIODS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON APRIL 17 AND 18. WINTER WEATHER MADE
A LATE APPEARANCE ON APRIL 23. PERSISTENT SNOW AND SLEET AND
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S LEAD TO AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH
OF SNOW ACCUMULATING AT MIDDAY. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE MEASURED
DURING THAT CALENDAR DAY WAS 40 DEGREES...WHICH BROKE THE RECORD FOR
THE LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL 23 BY FOUR DEGREES.
TEMPERATURES REMAINED ON THE COLD SIDE INTO APRIL 25 WITH A RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 SET THAT MORNING. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

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