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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
142 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    507 PM  90    1950  71     -7       74       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         31    440 AM  29    1976  49    -18       48       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1938   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.40  -0.32     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      6.10  -0.23     6.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      8.23   0.16     8.84    
                                                                     
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       17                         6     11        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        19     26       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    854                      1002   -148      918       
  SINCE JUL 1   4829                      5131   -302     5005       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        28      7       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        28      7       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          0500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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 3 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         66    441 PM  90    1959  69     -3       73       
  MINIMUM         32    546 AM  26    1907  47    -15       43       
  AVERAGE         49                        59    -10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1913   0.11  -0.11     T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.33  -0.31     T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      5.13  -0.98     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                      6.52   0.80     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       16                         7      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        22     25       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    927                      1104   -177      974       
  SINCE JUL 1   5198                      5402   -204     5172       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        20      1       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        20      1       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          0100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          0200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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