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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
142 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    415 PM  95    1931  75      2       65       
  MINIMUM         51    540 AM  34    1890  53     -2       57       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1995   0.16  -0.16     0.83    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      2.35   0.47     3.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.61                      8.05   0.56    10.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.13                     10.18   0.95    11.88    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        77      7       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1060   -167      945       
  SINCE JUL 1   4868                      5189   -321     5032       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        25     36       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     96                        50     46       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                        50     46       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          0600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          0300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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 16 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         77    300 PM  92    2001  74      3       65       
  MINIMUM         54    516 AM  36    1923  51      3       50       
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.49 1958   0.13  -0.13     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.54                      1.90   0.64     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.67                      6.70  -0.03     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.84                      8.09   1.75     7.60    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        89      8      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    977                      1171   -194     1058       
  SINCE JUL 1   5248                      5469   -221     5256       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        18     36        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        35     40       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     75                        35     40       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          0300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          0200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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