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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1238 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         47   1215 AM  78    1918  47      0       28       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  -6    1889  26      7       11       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1942   0.05  -0.05     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.89   0.25     1.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.34                      3.26   1.08     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.98                      1.84   0.14     1.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       3.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.3                                       5.8     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      11.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      11.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        29     -4       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  855                       758     97      710       
  SINCE DEC 1   2889                      2962    -73     2713       
  SINCE JUL 1   3837                      3989   -152     3860       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   9 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        83      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2004......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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 23 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         40   1231 AM  80    1918  46     -6       23       
  MINIMUM         27   1055 PM  -2    1910  24      3        4       
  AVERAGE         34                        35     -1       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00         MM     MM    0.02  -0.02     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.46   0.39     0.86    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.32                      1.98   0.34     1.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      1.12   0.42     1.15    
                                                                     
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       31                        30      1       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  913                       769    144      733       
  SINCE DEC 1   3071                      3032     39     2740       
  SINCE JUL 1   4121                      4140    -19     3955       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          M100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        77      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2004......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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