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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1238 AM CST WED FEB 18 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         44    521 PM  74    1913  44      0       47       
  MINIMUM         21    756 AM -10    1903  24     -3       15       
  AVERAGE         33                        34     -1       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1911   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.60   0.48     1.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.28                      2.97   1.31     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.55   0.37     1.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.3                                       2.5     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                       7.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                       8.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        31      1       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  739                       577    162      542       
  SINCE DEC 1   2773                      2781     -8     2545       
  SINCE JUL 1   3721                      3808    -87     3692       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        77      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2004......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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 FEBRUARY 17 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         41    851 PM  79    1970  44     -3       50       
  MINIMUM         19    749 AM -11    1903  22     -3       18       
  AVERAGE         30                        33     -3       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.12 1975   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.34   0.51     0.73    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.32                      1.86   0.46     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      1.00   0.54     1.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                        MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        32      3       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  780                       584    196      565       
  SINCE DEC 1   2938                      2847     91     2572       
  SINCE JUL 1   3988                      3955     33     3787       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        75      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2004......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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