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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
950 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             112   09/03/1947
 LOW               29   09/22/1995
                        09/29/1984
                        09/30/1895
HIGHEST            97   09/04        85      12      104
LOWEST             38   09/23        51     -13       40
AVG. MAXIMUM     80.7              80.0     0.7     78.0
AVG. MINIMUM     51.7              56.0    -4.3     51.1
MEAN             66.2              68.0    -1.8     64.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      7               4.9     2.1        4
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.94   1946
 MINIMUM         0.08   1956
TOTALS           1.08              2.91   -1.83     0.88
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.10   -0.06     0.03
DAYS >= .01         6               7.4    -1.4        7
DAYS >= .10         4               4.6    -0.6        4
DAYS >= .50         0               1.8    -1.8        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.9    -0.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.62   09/12 TO 09/13              0.39

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1985
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   09/30 TO 09/30               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      77                70       7      101
 SINCE 7/1         77                73       4      101
COOLING TOTAL     118               160     -42       99
 SINCE 1/1       1640              1326     314     1476
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/280    DATE  09/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/290    DATE  09/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HEAVY SNOW                 0
SNOW                      0     LIGHT SNOW                 0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      2

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

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