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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
234 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         50   1216 AM  82    1992  49      1       38       
  MINIMUM         40    945 AM  -1    1962  28     12       26       
  AVERAGE         45                        39      6       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1953   0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.52                      2.19   0.33     1.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.1     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      11.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        27     -7       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        27     -7       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        27     -7       33       
  SINCE JUL 1   3995                      4156   -161     4120       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  38 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   651 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         45    330 PM  82    1967  48     -3       40       
  MINIMUM         34   1100 PM  -2    1980  26      8       21       
  AVERAGE         40                        37      3       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             MM     MM   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.17                      1.44   1.73     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       25                        28     -3       34       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        28     -3       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        28     -3       34       
  SINCE JUL 1   4296                      4326    -30     4232       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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