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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
204 AM CST MON MAR 1 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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         54   1215 PM  84    1972  49      5       34       
  MINIMUM         44    716 AM   7    1960  27     17       28       
  AVERAGE         49                        38     11       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54         0.54  2004   0.06   0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.18   0.50     1.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.88                      3.55   1.33     1.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.52                      2.13   0.39     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        
  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       16                        27    -11       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  993                       925     68      937       
  SINCE DEC 1   3027                      3102    -75     2940       
  SINCE JUL 1   3975                      4129   -154     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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  12 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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 29 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         49    135 AM  86    1972  48      1       31       
  MINIMUM         39E   637 PM   3    1996  26     13       20       
  AVERAGE         44                        37      7       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.63E        MM      MM   0.05   1.58      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.48E                     0.73   1.75     0.94    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.95E                     2.25   1.70     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.17E                     1.39   1.78     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       21                        29     -8        
  MONTH TO DATE 1063                       956    107      976       
  SINCE DEC 1   3221                      3190     31     2983       
  SINCE JUL 1   4271                      4298    -27     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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        82      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          
E  ESTIMATED VALUES (POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE TO INSTRUMENTS SUNDAY EVENING.)

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