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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
143 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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    617 PM  96    1975  76      7       68       
  MINIMUM         66    600 AM  30    1888  54     12       56       
  AVERAGE         75                        65     10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      2.83   0.97     3.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.59                      8.53   1.06    10.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.11                     10.66   1.45    12.23    
                                                                     
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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        86     -2       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1069   -176      948       
  SINCE JUL 1   4868                      5198   -330     5035       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        34     48       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                        59     58       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    117                        59     58       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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 19 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         83    554 PM  99    1933  75      8       67       
  MINIMUM         64    510 AM  34    1894  53     11       50       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      2.32   0.75     2.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.20                      7.12   0.08     7.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.37                      8.51   1.86     8.59    
                                                                     
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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        98      1      118       
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1180   -201     1068       
  SINCE JUL 1   5250                      5478   -228     5266       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        24     42        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                        41     46       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     87                        41     46       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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