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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
149 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         72   1232 AM 109    1936  88    -16      103       
  MINIMUM         57    921 PM  52    1950  65     -8       69       
  AVERAGE         65                        76    -11       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          2.20 1937   0.12   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      2.28  -1.45     0.70    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.49                     10.99   3.50     5.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.26                     23.68   3.58    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        0                        11    -11       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       236    -81      294       
  SINCE JUN 1    690                       933   -243     1075       
  SINCE JAN 1    900                      1043   -143     1187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   2 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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 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         68    214 PM 107    1936  88    -20      100       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  48    1950  65     -8       68       
  AVERAGE         63                        77    -14       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.40 1986   0.10   0.03     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      2.02  -0.40     1.53    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.11                     10.17  -1.06     4.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.24                     20.56  -0.32    14.58    
                                                                     
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                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        14      4       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         1      6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       252    -98      295       
  SINCE JUN 1    701                       953   -252     1074       
  SINCE JAN 1    860                      1033   -173     1137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2004........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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