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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1248 AM CST WED MAR 31 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         50    454 PM  85    1943  61    -11       57       
  MINIMUM         34   1130 PM  14    1964  37     -3       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1989   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.83                      2.47   1.36     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      2.47   1.36     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.35                      4.60   1.75     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       23                        16      7       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  503                       631   -128      637       
  SINCE MAR 1    503                       631   -128      637       
  SINCE JUL 1   4478                      4760   -282     4724       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         2      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         2      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         2      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        93      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   646 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   647 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 30 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         55    415 PM  89    1917  59     -4       58       
  MINIMUM         33    633 AM   8    1886  35     -2       24       
  AVERAGE         44                        48     -4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      2.12   0.85     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.97                      2.12   0.85     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      3.51   2.63     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       21                        17      4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  524                       671   -147      637       
  SINCE MAR 1    524                       671   -147      637       
  SINCE JUL 1   4795                      4969   -174     4835       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        92      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        10      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   655 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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