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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
150 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         69    355 PM  89    1989  68      1       70       
  MINIMUM         47    630 AM  24    1966  45      2       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        56      2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      2.06  -1.41     4.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.48                      4.62  -0.14     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.00                      6.75   0.25     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        7                        10     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       263    -52      210       
  SINCE MAR 1    737                       910   -173      853       
  SINCE JUL 1   4712                      5039   -327     4940       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        13      7       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        16     10       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        16     10       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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 21 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         69    152 PM  93    1989  66      3       70       
  MINIMUM         45    610 AM  24    1966  43      2       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1968   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.44  -2.34     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      4.79  -1.72     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.24                      6.18   0.06     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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       290    -53      255       
  SINCE MAR 1    784                       992   -208      896       
  SINCE JUL 1   5055                      5290   -235     5094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         8      6       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         8      6       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        97      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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