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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1253 AM CST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         54    510 PM  93    1946  61     -7       80       
  MINIMUM         29    610 AM  17    1899  38     -9       38       
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.69 1927   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.83                      2.56   1.27     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      2.56   1.27     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.35                      4.69   1.66     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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  526                       647   -121      643       
  SINCE MAR 1    526                       647   -121      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   4501                      4776   -275     4730       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         3      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         3      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         3      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        91      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   605 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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    435 PM  92    1946  59     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         29    636 AM  10    1886  36     -7       42       
  AVERAGE         42                        48     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1927   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      2.35   0.62     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.97                      2.35   0.62     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      3.74   2.40     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       23                        17      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  547                       702   -155      641       
  SINCE MAR 1    547                       702   -155      641       
  SINCE JUL 1   4818                      5000   -182     4839       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         2      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         2      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   656 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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