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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
101 AM CST SUN MAR 7 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         62    500 PM  79    1925  52     10       40       
  MINIMUM         29    606 AM  -5    1960  29      0       11       
  AVERAGE         46                        41      5       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.06 1973   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      0.41   2.01     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.42                      0.41   2.01     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      2.54   2.40     2.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  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       19                        24     -5       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       153    -20      222       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       153    -20      222       
  SINCE JUL 1   4108                      4282   -174     4309       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN 
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   644 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         67    429 PM  87    1972  50     17       49       
  MINIMUM         29    220 AM  -1    1943  28      1        9       
  AVERAGE         48                        39      9       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00            MM   MM   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.31   1.26     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.57                      0.31   1.26     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      1.70   3.04     1.31    
                                                                     
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       17                        26     -9       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       161     -9      225       
  SINCE MAR 1    152                       161     -9      225       
  SINCE JUL 1   4423                      4459    -36     4423       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        73      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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