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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1239 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         43    821 PM  80    1910  50     -7       55       
  MINIMUM         37    703 AM  -1    1960  28      9       21       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          0.80 1944   0.07   0.35     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.20   0.22     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      0.20   0.22     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      2.33   0.61     1.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  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       25                        26     -1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        79     -9       97       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        79     -9       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   4045                      4208   -163     4184       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   7 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -7      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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 3 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         41    916 PM  76    1910  49     -8       53       
  MINIMUM         34    433 AM  -6    1960  27      7       26       
  AVERAGE         38                        38      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          MM    MM    0.06   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.16   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.25                      0.16   0.09     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.42                      1.55   1.87     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       27                        27      0       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        82     -4       97       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        82     -4       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   4349                      4380    -31     4295       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        83      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -7      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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