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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1242 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         51    357 PM  74    1981  46      5       57       
  MINIMUM         34    858 PM -13    1889  25      9       27       
  AVERAGE         43                        35      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.18 1997   0.05  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.74   0.37     1.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.31                      3.11   1.20     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.95                      1.69   0.26     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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        30     -8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  793                       669    124      610       
  SINCE DEC 1   2827                      2873    -46     2613       
  SINCE JUL 1   3775                      3900   -125     3760       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          0200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        76      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -2      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2004......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2004......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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 20 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         52    444 PM  73    1981  45      7       56       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  -5    1918  23     12       36       
  AVERAGE         44                        34     10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T              MM    MM   0.02  -0.02     0.00                       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.40   0.45     0.73    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.32                      1.92   0.40     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      1.06   0.48     1.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                        MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        31    -10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  842                       678    164      627       
  SINCE DEC 1   3000                      2941     59     2634       
  SINCE JUL 1   4050                      4049      1     3849       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        74      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2004......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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