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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1250 AM CST SAT MAR 6 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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   1256 PM  84    1956  51     -4       18       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  -1    1960  29      9       12       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.99 1992   0.07  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.41                      0.34   2.07     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.41                      0.34   2.07     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.93                      2.47   2.46     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.5     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       129    -15      183       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                       129    -15      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   4089                      4258   -169     4270       
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        79      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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 5 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         42    322 PM  80    1920  49     -7       18       
  MINIMUM         29   1152 PM   2    1960  27      2        8       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06            MM   MM   0.05   0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.26   1.31     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.57                      0.26   1.31     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      1.65   3.09     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                        MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       135      0      189       
  SINCE MAR 1    135                       135      0      189       
  SINCE JUL 1   4406                      4433    -27     4387       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        87      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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