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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1240 AM CST SAT MAR 20 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         73    528 PM  82    1907  57     16       59       
  MINIMUM         37    403 AM   0    1923  34      3       40       
  AVERAGE         55                        45     10       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1948   0.09  -0.09     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.48   1.30     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.78                      1.48   1.30     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.61   1.69     2.64    
                                                                     
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       10                        20    -10       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  378                       437    -59      460       
  SINCE MAR 1    378                       437    -59      460       
  SINCE JUL 1   4353                      4566   -213     4547       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         5      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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 19 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    352 PM  81    1921  55     14       56       
  MINIMUM         38   1212 AM   0    1923  32      6       44       
  AVERAGE         54                        44     10       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1982   0.08  -0.08     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.24   0.59     1.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.24   0.59     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      2.63   2.37     3.17    
                                                                     
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                        21    -10       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       462    -68      462       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       462    -68      462       
  SINCE JUL 1   4665                      4760    -95     4660       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        83      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         6      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   644 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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