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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
133 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         59    152 PM  89    1952  71    -12       71       
  MINIMUM         39    530 AM  29    1961  48     -9       47       
  AVERAGE         49                        60    -11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1892   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.26  -0.18     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      5.96  -0.09     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      8.09   0.30     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       16                         6     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        13     15       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    837                       996   -159      914       
  SINCE JUL 1   4812                      5125   -313     5001       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        27      8       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        27      8       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1950                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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 2 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         58    457 PM  92    1959  69    -11       68       
  MINIMUM         36   1133 PM  26    1967  47    -11       45       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.22  -0.20      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      5.02  -0.87     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                      6.41   0.91     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       18                         7     11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        15     16       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    911                      1097   -186      967       
  SINCE JUL 1   5182                      5395   -213     5165       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        19      2       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        19      2       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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