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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
100 AM CST MON MAR 15 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         56    358 PM  82    1955  55      1       64       
  MINIMUM         34    702 AM   4    1897  32      2       37       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.75 1944   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      1.04   1.49     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.53                      1.04   1.49     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      3.17   1.88     2.22    
                                                                     
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       20                        21     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       335    -48      441       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       335    -48      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   4262                      4464   -202     4528       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         5      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   632 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         55    353 PM  83    1935  53      2       76       
  MINIMUM         30    655 AM  -2    1975  30      0       40       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.70 1945   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.84   0.73     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.57                      0.84   0.73     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.74                      2.23   2.51     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       22                        23     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       354    -47      439       
  SINCE MAR 1    307                       354    -47      439       
  SINCE JUL 1   4578                      4652    -74     4637       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          0600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          0400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        85      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         3      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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