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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         78    521 PM  93    1956  74      4       75       
  MINIMUM         61   1052 PM  34    1960  52      9       44       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          3.24 1934   0.15   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      1.71  -0.29     2.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.21                      7.41  -0.20     9.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.73                      9.54   0.19    10.94    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        63    -14       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    858                      1046   -188      938       
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      5175   -342     5025       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        17     44       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                        42     54       68       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                        42     54       68       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  45 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   610 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         71   1218 AM  99    1956  72     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         52   1004 PM  36    1971  50      2       40       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          2.25 1887   0.13   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      1.38   0.95     0.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.46                      6.18   0.28     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.63                      7.57   2.06     7.39    
                                                                     
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        3                         5     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        73    -21       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    932                      1155   -223     1040       
  SINCE JUL 1   5203                      5453   -250     5238       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        12     41        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        29     45       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        29     45       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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