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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
827 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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..THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2009
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 10/07/1939
LOW 16 10/28/1925
HIGHEST 77 10/20 75 2 82
LOWEST 29 10/27 38 -9 25
10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.3 68.9 -8.6 68.5
AVG. MINIMUM 40.9 44.3 -3.4 44.4
MEAN 50.6 56.6 -6.0 56.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 3.8 1.2 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.65 1941
MINIMUM 0.04 1952
TOTALS 3.13 2.99 0.14 3.99
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.13
DAYS >= .01 14 7.2 6.8 10
DAYS >= .10 6 4.6 1.4 8
DAYS >= .50 2 1.9 0.1 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.0 -1.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.86 10/29 TO 10/29 1.44
10/28 TO 10/29
10/29 TO 10/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1996
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31 T
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 442 287 155 286
SINCE 7/1 503 362 141 331
COOLING TOTAL 2 26 -24 25
SINCE 1/1 1187 1356 -169 1349
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/300 DATE 10/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/290 DATE 10/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
OCTOBER 2009 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ITS COLD TEMPERATURES. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE ** FOURTH **COLDEST ON
RECORD...THE COLDEST SINCE 1976. THIS WAS LARGELY DUE TO AN ARCTIC
AIR MASS THAT TOOK RESIDENCE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE NATION
AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. ALTHOUGH LOW TEMPERATURES WERE NOT
TERRIBLY COLD...HIGH TEMPERATURES OFTEN FAILED TO REACH THOSE ONE
CAN EXPECT IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. RECORDS FOR THE LOWEST
MAXIUMUM TEMPERATURE WERE SET ON THE 10TH...11TH...AND 15TH...AND
TIED ON THE 13TH. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON THE 14TH WAS JUST ONE
DEGREE SHY OF TYING THAT DAYS RECORD COLD LEVEL. AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES OF THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 15TH WERE THE
COLDEST EVER FOR THIS PERIOD...BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD BY
NEARLY FOUR DEGREES!
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST THIS MONTH INCLUDED WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE
2ND WHEN SUSTAINED SPEEDS WERE COMMONLY AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH. PERSISTENT RAINS OCCURRED ON THE 8TH AND 29TH AS
STRONG STORM SYSTEMS CROSSED THE PLAINS.
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..THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 102 10/05/1947
LOW 14 10/31/1993
HIGHEST 76 10/20 75 1 82
LOWEST 27 10/10 37 -10 22
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.7 67.9 -10.2 66.9
AVG. MINIMUM 38.9 44.0 -5.1 42.9
MEAN 48.3 56.0 -7.7 54.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 3.1 -0.1 4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.37 1959
MINIMUM 0.00 1952
TOTALS 2.77 1.84 0.93 3.68
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.12
DAYS >= .01 9 6.2 2.8 10
DAYS >= .10 4 3.6 0.4 8
DAYS >= .50 3 1.2 1.8 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.3 0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.12 10/28 TO 10/29 1.63
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 4.6 1970
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31 0.0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 510 307 203 328
SINCE 7/1 578 386 192 387
COOLING TOTAL 0 22 -22 20
SINCE 1/1 1087 1332 -245 1102
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 10/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/300 DATE 10/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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