000 CDUS43 KTOP 160642 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 141 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 519 PM 100 1939 80 1 81 MINIMUM 62 1131 PM 39 1961 56 6 50 AVERAGE 72 68 4 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.32 3.89 1905 0.12 0.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.68 1.94 -0.26 1.96 SINCE SEP 1 1.68 1.94 -0.26 1.96 SINCE JAN 1 33.02 27.15 5.87 24.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 SINCE JAN 1 15.3 12.3 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 22 -21 4 SINCE SEP 1 1 22 -21 4 SINCE JUL 1 10 24 -14 4 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 6 1 1 MONTH TO DATE 115 106 9 67 SINCE SEP 1 115 106 9 67 SINCE JAN 1 1119 1270 -151 1462 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 60 PERCENT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 800 AM LOWEST 45 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 101 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1889 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2004.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2004.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 214 PM 100 1895 80 2 82 MINIMUM 60 1126 PM 34 1993 56 4 54 AVERAGE 71 69 2 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.70 2.30 1996 0.08 0.62 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.20 -0.24 5.03 SINCE SEP 1 0.96 1.20 -0.24 5.03 SINCE JAN 1 21.64 22.98 -1.34 20.63 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MM MONTH TO DATE MM MM SINCE JAN 1 MM MM SINCE JUL 1 MM MM SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 22 -22 10 SINCE SEP 1 0 22 -22 10 SINCE JUL 1 7 25 -18 11 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 6 0 3 MONTH TO DATE 157 111 46 70 SINCE SEP 1 157 111 46 70 SINCE JAN 1 1127 1258 -131 1399 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 49 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 64 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 300 AM LOWEST 32 500 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 104 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1903 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 16 2004.....SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 17 2004.....SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$