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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
144 AM CDT SUN MAY 2 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         64    300 PM  89    1987  71     -7       61       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  26    1963  48     -7       50       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.32 1898   0.13  -0.05     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.13  -0.05     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      5.83   0.04     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      7.96   0.43     8.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         7      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         7      5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    821                       990   -169      908       
  SINCE JUL 1   4796                      5119   -323     4995       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        26      9       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        26      9       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   621 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         62   1242 PM  92    1959  69     -7       64       
  MINIMUM         41    602 AM  24    1909  46     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.82 1938   0.11  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.11  -0.09      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      4.91  -0.76     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                      6.30   1.02     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       13                         8      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         8      5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1090   -197      959       
  SINCE JUL 1   5164                      5388   -224     5157       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        18      3       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        18      3       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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