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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1245 AM CST SUN FEB 29 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         58    403 PM  80    1972  49      9       34       
  MINIMUM         37    124 AM  -5    1890  27     10       28       
  AVERAGE         48                        38     10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1987   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.18  -0.04     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.34                      3.55   0.79     1.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.98                      2.13  -0.15     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        T      
  MONTH TO DATE   13.3                                       6.4     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      11.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        27    -10       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  977                       898     79      937       
  SINCE DEC 1   3011                      3102    -91     2940       
  SINCE JUL 1   3959                      4129   -170     4087       
                                                                     
 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 (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         7      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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 28 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         55    410 PM  81    1972  48      7       31       
  MINIMUM         39    225 AM  -4    1962  26     13       20       
  AVERAGE         47                        37     10       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.43 1970   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.73   0.12     0.94    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.32                      2.25   0.07     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      1.39   0.15     1.23    
                                                                     
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       18                        28    -10       39       
  MONTH TO DATE 1042                       927    115      976       
  SINCE DEC 1   3200                      3190     10     2983       
  SINCE JUL 1   4250                      4298    -48     4198       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         3      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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