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CDUS43 KTOP 180642
CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
142 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         81    219 PM  92    1907  76      5       89
  MINIMUM         60    449 AM  39    1973  55      5       53
                                      1945
                                      1895
  AVERAGE         71                        65      6       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1940   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      2.66  -1.28     0.95
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      8.68  -2.17     6.88
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                     10.86  -1.91     9.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1995   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
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        73     52       10
  SINCE MAR 1   1331                      1023    308      398
  SINCE JUL 1   4888                      4990   -102     3780

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        6
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        37      5       86
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        65     -7      181
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        65     -7      181
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     54           300 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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