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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1253 AM CST FRI MAR 19 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         61    405 PM  86    1921  56      5       74       
  MINIMUM         39    211 AM  -2    1923  34      5       54       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1992   0.09  -0.09     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.39   1.39     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.78                      1.39   1.39     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.52   1.78     2.27    
                                                                     
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       15                        20     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       417    -49      445       
  SINCE MAR 1    368                       417    -49      445       
  SINCE JUL 1   4343                      4546   -203     4532       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         0      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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 18 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         60    344 PM  87    1921  54      6       65       
  MINIMUM         37   1155 PM  -2    1923  31      6       52       
  AVERAGE         49                        43      6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1952   0.08  -0.08     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.16   0.67     1.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.16   0.67     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      2.55   2.45     2.82    
                                                                     
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       16                        21     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  383                       441    -58      447       
  SINCE MAR 1    383                       441    -58      447       
  SINCE JUL 1   4654                      4739    -85     4645       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        81      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         0      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   642 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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