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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1246 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         52    349 PM  85    1972  54     -2       53       
  MINIMUM         29    621 AM  -5    1948  31     -2       23       
  AVERAGE         41                        42     -1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1899   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      0.80   1.62     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.42                      0.80   1.62     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.94                      2.93   2.01     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       24                        23      1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       270    -46      389       
  SINCE MAR 1    224                       270    -46      389       
  SINCE JUL 1   4199                      4399   -200     4476       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          0200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          0200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        87      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -6      1998                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   636 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         52    341 PM  85    1972  52      0       60       
  MINIMUM         28    715 AM -11    1948  29     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         40                        41     -1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1886   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.63   0.94     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.57                      0.63   0.94     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      2.02   2.72     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       25                        24      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       284    -37      395       
  SINCE MAR 1    247                       284    -37      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   4518                      4582    -64     4593       
                                                                     
 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 (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        83      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -4      1998                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2004.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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