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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
143 AM CDT TUE APR 20 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         73    359 PM  91    1987  67      6       62       
  MINIMUM         54    622 AM  27    1953  44     10       47       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          3.19 2003   0.11  -0.07     3.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.84  -1.43     4.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.24                      4.40  -0.16     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                      6.53   0.23     6.96    
                                                                     
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        1                        10     -9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       243    -40      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    729                       890   -161      834       
  SINCE JUL 1   4704                      5019   -315     4921       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        11      9       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        14     12       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        14     12       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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 19 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         68    353 PM  89    1955  65      3       54       
  MINIMUM         45    625 AM  28    1953  42      3       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1929   0.08  -0.08     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.28  -2.18     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.63  -1.56     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.24                      6.02   0.22     4.74    
                                                                     
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        8                        11     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       268    -40      231       
  SINCE MAR 1    775                       970   -195      872       
  SINCE JUL 1   5046                      5268   -222     5070       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         4      8       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         6      8       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         6      8       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66       100      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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