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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
148 AM CDT TUE AUG 17 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         80    315 PM 109    1936  88     -8      101       
  MINIMUM         57    334 AM  52    1992  66     -9       69       
  AVERAGE         69                        77     -8       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.83 1996   0.12  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      1.92  -1.43     0.70    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.15                     10.63   3.52     5.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.92                     23.32   3.60    17.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     10                         8      2       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         1      7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        12     -8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       202    -75      228       
  SINCE JUN 1    662                       899   -237     1009       
  SINCE JAN 1    872                      1009   -137     1121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2004........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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 AUGUST 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         85    334 PM 108    1983  89     -4      102       
  MINIMUM         64    618 AM  51    1897  66     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         75                        78     -3       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.14 1977   0.10  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      1.72  -0.45     0.37    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.76                      9.87  -1.11     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.89                     20.26  -0.37    13.42    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     16                        14      2       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                         1      4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       216    -88      223       
  SINCE JUN 1    675                       917   -242     1002       
  SINCE JAN 1    834                       997   -163     1065       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       107      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2004........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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