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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         72   1213 AM  94    1975  76     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         62    722 AM  38    1976  54      8       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.98          2.00 1950   0.16   0.82     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      2.67   1.13     3.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                      8.37   1.22    10.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.11                     10.50   1.61    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                        83      1       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1066   -173      945       
  SINCE JUL 1   4868                      5195   -327     5032       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        31     41       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    107                        56     51       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    107                        56     51       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        30      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   605 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 18 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         67   1002 PM  94    1988  74     -7       80       
  MINIMUM         59    533 AM  38    1915  52      7       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.69 1981   0.14   0.33     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      2.18   0.89     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.20                      6.98   0.22     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                      8.37   2.00     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        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        95      4      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1177   -198     1062       
  SINCE JUL 1   5250                      5475   -225     5260       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        22     35        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        39     39       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        39     39       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        99      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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