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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1236 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         64    451 PM  82    1994  56      8       73       
  MINIMUM         32    151 AM   8    1906  33     -1       54       
  AVERAGE         48                        45      3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1987   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.30   1.48     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.78                      1.30   1.48     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.43   1.87     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       17                        20     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       397    -44      444       
  SINCE MAR 1    353                       397    -44      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   4328                      4526   -198     4531       
                                                                     
 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    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        86      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        -2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  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 17 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         69    414 PM  86    1894  54     15       74       
  MINIMUM         38    440 AM   0    1906  31      7       52       
  AVERAGE         54                        43     11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 1976   0.08  -0.08     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.08   0.75     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.08   0.75     0.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      2.47   2.53     1.98    
                                                                     
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                        22    -11        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       420    -53      441       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       420    -53      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   4638                      4718    -80     4639       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   642 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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