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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         74    241 PM  89    1893  63     11       43       
  MINIMUM         56    807 PM  23    1990  40     16       35       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          0.84 1993   0.09   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.63  -0.27     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.19                      3.19   1.00     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.71                      5.32   1.39     3.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       102    -18       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       749   -139      729       
  SINCE JUL 1   4585                      4878   -293     4816       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         3      3       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         3      3       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          0800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        24      1923                    
                                             1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 7 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         72    247 PM  90    1890  61     11       38       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  22    1997  38     13       30       
  AVERAGE         62                        50     12       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.27 1998   0.07  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.34  -1.30     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.01                      3.69  -0.68     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.18                      5.08   1.10     3.94    
                                                                     
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        3                        15    -12       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       112    -28      115       
  SINCE MAR 1    631                       814   -183      756       
  SINCE JUL 1   4902                      5112   -210     4954       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         2      0        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          0400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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