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CDUS43 KTOP 042134  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
432 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012  
 
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 259 PM 92 1943 72 16 79  
MINIMUM 70 610 AM 28 1907 50 20 44  
AVERAGE 79 61 18 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.20 3.84 1892 0.16 0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.61 -0.01 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.53 6.63 -0.10 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 9.27 8.81 0.46 8.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JAN 1 3.0 11.3 -8.3 38.5  
SINCE JUL 1 3.1 17.8 -14.7 38.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 23 -23 47  
SINCE MAR 1 388 973 -585 930  
SINCE JUL 1 3770 4940 -1170 4952  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 2 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 6 36 0  
SINCE MAR 1 137 34 103 36  
SINCE JAN 1 137 34 103 36    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 56 800 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1940  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1944  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2012...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2012...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
MRC  
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