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CDUS43 KTOP 080638  
CLITOP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
135 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012  
 
   
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..THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2012
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 326 PM 94 1934 73 1 83  
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 32 1989 51 5 56  
1890  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.32 2.62 2007 0.15 0.17 0.39  
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 1.07 -0.15 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 6.85 7.09 -0.24 6.25  
SINCE JAN 1 9.59 9.27 0.32 9.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1975 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  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 38 -38 62  
SINCE MAR 1 388 988 -600 945  
SINCE JUL 1 3770 4955 -1185 4967  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 68 12 56 5  
SINCE MAR 1 163 40 123 41  
SINCE JAN 1 163 40 123 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 35 300 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1980  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2012...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2012...........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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