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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         67    409 PM  95    1987  70     -3       81       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  31    1892  47      6       58       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.56 1974   0.13  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      3.01  -1.76     5.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.08                      5.57  -0.49     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.60                      7.70  -0.10     8.64    
                                                                     
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        5                         7     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       329    -61      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    794                       976   -182      899       
  SINCE JUL 1   4769                      5105   -336     4986       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        21      8       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        24     11       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        24     11       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   624 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         63   1135 AM  96    1891  68     -5       78       
  MINIMUM         45    649 PM  28    1903  46     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.22 1903   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      3.14  -2.17     3.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.94                      5.49  -1.55     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      6.88   0.23     6.46    
                                                                     
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       11                         8      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  314                       364    -50      308       
  SINCE MAR 1    861                      1066   -205      949       
  SINCE JUL 1   5132                      5364   -232     5147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        14      5       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        16      5       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        16      5       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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