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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1259 AM CST SUN MAR 28 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         67    635 PM  87    1895  60      7       68       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  15    1913  37     14       41       
  AVERAGE         59                        48     11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83          2.39 1905   0.09   0.74     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      2.20   1.48     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.68                      2.20   1.48     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.20                      4.33   1.87     2.73    
                                                                     
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        6                        17    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       582   -129      564       
  SINCE MAR 1    453                       582   -129      564       
  SINCE JUL 1   4428                      4711   -283     4651       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         0      6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         0      6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  28 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        91      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   611 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         67   1255 AM  89    1895  58      9       59       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  12    1913  34     11       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        47      9       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.13R         1.06 1900   0.08   1.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.96                      1.88   1.08     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.96                      1.88   1.08     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.13                      3.27   2.86     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        9                        18     -9       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  473                       618   -145      560       
  SINCE MAR 1    473                       618   -145      560       
  SINCE JUL 1   4744                      4916   -172     4758       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          M900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        93      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         3      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   651 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   652 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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