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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1245 AM CST THU JAN 8 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         31    555 PM  68    1965  37     -6       61       
  MINIMUM         16    321 AM -13    1912  17     -1       26       
  AVERAGE         24                        27     -3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
                                      2002                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.23  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.42                      1.65   0.77     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      0.23  -0.17     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                                       0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        38      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       264    -14      206       
  SINCE DEC 1   1135                      1294   -159     1094       
  SINCE JUL 1   2083                      2321   -238     2241       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61          0700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        74      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -11      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         31    506 PM  62    1902  36     -5       61       
  MINIMUM         14    124 AM -17    1886  17     -3       26       
  AVERAGE         23                        26     -3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM      MM   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.18  -0.15     T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.81                      1.04  -0.23     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.03                      0.18  -0.15     T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                        MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        39      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       269     19      202       
  SINCE DEC 1   1277                      1337    -60     1107       
  SINCE JUL 1   2327                      2445   -118     2322       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          0400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        72      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -23      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2004.......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2004.......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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