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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
153 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         76    302 PM 104    1936  88    -12      102       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  45    1950  65    -10       73       
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.92 1964   0.12  -0.12     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      2.40  -1.57     0.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.49                     11.11   3.38     5.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.26                     23.80   3.46    17.50    
                                                                     
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        1                        11    -10       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       247    -91      317       
  SINCE JUN 1    691                       944   -253     1098       
  SINCE JAN 1    901                      1054   -153     1210       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       107      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        45      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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 20 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    325 PM 103    1900  88     -5      102       
  MINIMUM         53    543 AM  48    1950  65    -12       71       
  AVERAGE         68                        77     -9       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      2.12  -0.50     1.56    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.11                     10.27  -1.16     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.24                     20.66  -0.42    14.61    
                                                                     
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    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        14      4       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         1      6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        12     -9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       264   -107      317       
  SINCE JUN 1    704                       965   -261     1096       
  SINCE JAN 1    863                      1045   -182     1159       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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