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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
442 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 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         68    335 PM  95    2000  74     -6       80
  MINIMUM         48    139 AM  31    1981  53     -5       56
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.11 1929   0.16  -0.16     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      1.70  -0.32     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      7.72  -1.21     6.88
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                      9.90  -0.95     9.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1999   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JAN 1     24.2                      11.3   12.9      3.0
  SINCE JUL 1     29.6                      17.8   11.8      3.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                         4      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        54     56        7
  SINCE MAR 1   1316                      1004    312      395
  SINCE JUL 1   4873                      4971    -98     3777

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        20    -16       71
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        48    -28      166
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        48    -28      166
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7



WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     24           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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