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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         83    423 PM  92    1907  76      7       75       
  MINIMUM         65    433 AM  39    1973  54     11       57       
  AVERAGE         74                        65      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      2.51   0.31     3.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.61                      8.21   0.40    10.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.13                     10.34   0.79    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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        80      4       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1063   -170      945       
  SINCE JUL 1   4868                      5192   -324     5032       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        28     42       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        53     52       74       
  SINCE JAN 1    105                        53     52       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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 17 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         74    457 PM  96    1996  74      0       76       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  37    1945  52     10       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.22 1892   0.14  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      2.04   0.56     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.73                      6.84  -0.11     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                      8.23   1.67     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                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        92      5      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    977                      1174   -197     1062       
  SINCE JUL 1   5248                      5472   -224     5260       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        20     37        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        37     41       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        37     41       31       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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