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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
441 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81    326 PM  92    1965  69     12       68
  MINIMUM         63    623 AM  22    1907  47     16       51
  AVERAGE         72                        58     14       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.20 1972   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      2.45   1.03     4.37
  SINCE MAR 1      4.37                      4.46  -0.09     5.98
  SINCE JAN 1      5.85                      5.83   0.02     8.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1994   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                       0.5    1.9      0.0
  SINCE JAN 1     20.3                      13.7    6.6      5.8
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      20.2    8.6      6.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        5
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       373    138      233
  SINCE MAR 1   1328                      1057    271      518
  SINCE JUL 1   5347                      5264     83     4269

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         1      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       31
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        17     -8       63
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        17     -8       63
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           700 AM
 LOWEST     45           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        24      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT


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




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