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CDUS43 KTOP 202231  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
431 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009  
 
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 2009
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 58 344 PM 82 1897 51 7 42  
MINIMUM 31 730 AM 11 1937 30 1 24  
AVERAGE 45 41 4 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.65 1973 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 1.63 0.33 0.62  
SINCE SEP 1 6.77 8.33 -1.56 10.78  
SINCE JAN 1 39.54 33.54 6.00 36.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T T  
SINCE JAN 1 5.0 15.3  
SINCE JUL 1 T T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 24 -4 32  
MONTH TO DATE 276 401 -125 354  
SINCE SEP 1 770 761 9 685  
SINCE JUL 1 779 763 16 685  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 1 1 5  
SINCE SEP 1 87 193 -106 149  
SINCE JAN 1 1189 1357 -168 1354    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 73 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 7 1937  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 20 2009......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 21 2009......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
   
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..THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 2009
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 55 328 PM 79 1897 48 7 40  
MINIMUM 27 800 AM 8 1985 29 -2 20  
AVERAGE 41 39 2 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.63 1994 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.45 1.01 -0.56 0.43  
SINCE SEP 1 7.02 5.35 1.67 8.96  
SINCE JAN 1 24.94 27.13 -2.19 32.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 0.0  
SINCE JAN 1 8.8 9.8  
SINCE JUL 1 3.5 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 26 -2 35  
MONTH TO DATE 330 438 -108 398  
SINCE SEP 1 897 821 76 785  
SINCE JUL 1 908 824 84 785  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE SEP 1 88 185 -97 124  
SINCE JAN 1 1087 1332 -245 1105    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 50 400 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE CONCORDIA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 69 1917  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 5 1964  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 20 2009......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST  
NOVEMBER 21 2009......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
SNOW DEPTH AT 430 PM  
 
MISCELLANEOUS DATA...  
KANSAS RIVER STAGE AT TOPEKA AT 5 PM... 6.8 FT  
REPUBLICAN RIVER STAGE AT CONCORDIA AT 5 PM... 5.5 FT  
 

 
 
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