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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         85    425 PM  97    1940  72     13       80       
  MINIMUM         45    342 AM  32    1944  50     -5       49       
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1977   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.68  -0.60     0.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                      6.38  -0.51     7.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      8.51  -0.12     8.97    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        31     18       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                      1014   -156      918       
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      5143   -310     5005       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        30      5       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        30      5       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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 5 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         87    422 PM  97    1909  70     17       74       
  MINIMUM         50    537 AM  32    1917  48      2       49       
  AVERAGE         69                        59     10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1910   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.55  -0.53     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      5.35  -1.20     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                      6.74   0.58     6.64    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        35     14       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    929                      1117   -188      977       
  SINCE JUL 1   5200                      5415   -215     5175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        22      3       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        22      3       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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