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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT WED APR 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         70   1019 AM  94    1902  68      2       58       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  24    1953  44     13       47       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.39 1904   0.11   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.95  -1.30     4.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.48                      4.51  -0.03     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.00                      6.64   0.36     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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       253    -49      203       
  SINCE MAR 1    730                       900   -170      846       
  SINCE JUL 1   4705                      5029   -324     4933       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        12      8       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        15     11       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        15     11       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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 20 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         74    355 PM 100    1902  66      8       58       
  MINIMUM         53   1133 PM  25    1953  43     10       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        55      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1923   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.36  -2.26     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.71  -1.64     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.24                      6.10   0.14     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        1                        11    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       279    -50      245       
  SINCE MAR 1    776                       981   -205      886       
  SINCE JUL 1   5047                      5279   -232     5084       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         7      7       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         7      7       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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