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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         58   1246 AM  94    1953  68    -10       71       
  MINIMUM         51    830 AM  26    1986  45      6       39       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          2.36 1944   0.11   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.17  -1.37     4.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.63                      4.73  -0.10     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      6.86   0.29     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       10                         9      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       272    -51      220       
  SINCE MAR 1    747                       919   -172      863       
  SINCE JUL 1   4722                      5048   -326     4950       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        14      6       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        17      9       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        17      9       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  12 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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 22 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         56    118 AM  97    1989  66    -10       71       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  30    1992  43      6       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          0.86 1897   0.08   0.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.52  -1.88     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.61                      4.87  -1.26     3.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.78                      6.26   0.52     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       12                        10      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       300    -51      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    796                      1002   -206      904       
  SINCE JUL 1   5067                      5300   -233     5102       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         7      5       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                         9      5       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                         9      5       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        95      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        29      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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