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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1240 AM CST WED MAR 24 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         75    400 PM  87    1910  58     17       76       
  MINIMUM         40   1224 AM  12    1960  35      5       33       
  AVERAGE         58                        47     11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.40 1937   0.09  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.85                      1.84   1.01     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      1.84   1.01     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.37                      3.97   1.40     2.72    
                                                                     
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        7                        18    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       512    -68      526       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       512    -68      526       
  SINCE JUL 1   4419                      4641   -222     4613       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        88      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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 23 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         76    426 PM  89    1910  56     20       76       
  MINIMUM         44    632 AM  10    1968  33     11       46       
  AVERAGE         60                        45     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1987   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      1.56   0.27     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      1.56   0.27     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.00                      2.95   2.05     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        5                        20    -15        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       543    -79      518       
  SINCE MAR 1    464                       543    -79      518       
  SINCE JUL 1   4735                      4841   -106     4716       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        83      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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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