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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
106 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         72    346 PM  82    1977  52     20       50       
  MINIMUM         29    554 AM  -4    1967  30     -1       18       
  AVERAGE         51                        41     10       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1958   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      0.56   1.86     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.42                      0.56   1.86     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      2.69   2.25     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       14                        24    -10       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       201    -34      280       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                       201    -34      280       
  SINCE JUL 1   4142                      4330   -188     4367       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   641 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         70    404 PM  78    1977  51     19       38       
  MINIMUM         38    739 AM  -2    1996  28     10       16       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1999   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.42   1.15     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.57                      0.42   1.15     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      1.81   2.93     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       11                        25    -14       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       211    -26      291       
  SINCE MAR 1    185                       211    -26      291       
  SINCE JUL 1   4456                      4509    -53     4489       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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