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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1239 AM CST SUN MAR 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         66    247 PM  85    1953  57      9       45       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM   5    1906  34      8       40       
  AVERAGE         54                        46      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1962   0.09  -0.09     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.57   1.21     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.78                      1.57   1.21     0.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      3.70   1.60     2.71    
                                                                     
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       11                        19     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       456    -67      482       
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       456    -67      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   4364                      4585   -221     4569       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        91      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 20 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         63    341 PM  83    1934  55      8       50       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM   6    1906  32      8       36       
  AVERAGE         52                        44      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.89 1920   0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.32   0.51     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.32   0.51     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      2.71   2.29     3.18    
                                                                     
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       13                        21     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       483    -76      484       
  SINCE MAR 1    407                       483    -76      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   4678                      4781   -103     4682       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        97      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   645 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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