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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         80    423 PM  90    1924  66     14       83       
  MINIMUM         56    606 AM  25    1928  43     13       65       
  AVERAGE         68                        54     14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.12 1945   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      1.42  -1.06     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.19                      3.98   0.21     1.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.71                      6.11   0.60     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       201      1      160       
  SINCE MAR 1    728                       848   -120      803       
  SINCE JUL 1   4703                      4977   -274     4890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         7     -4       36       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        10     -1       36       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        10     -1       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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 15 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         81    507 PM  91    1896  64     17       79       
  MINIMUM         51    408 AM  24    1905  41     10       62       
  AVERAGE         66                        53     13       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      1.96  -1.88     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.05                      4.31  -1.26     2.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.22                      5.70   0.52     4.03    
                                                                     
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        0                        13    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       221     -3      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    765                       923   -158      826       
  SINCE JUL 1   5036                      5221   -185     5024       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         2      1       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         2      1       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2004.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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