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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
207 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         82    218 PM 105    1936  87     -5      100       
  MINIMUM         65    955 PM  43    1891  64      1       70       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.75          1.76 1962   0.13   1.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.58                      2.77  -0.19     0.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.24                     11.48   4.76     5.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.01                     24.17   4.84    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    9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                         8      3       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      9                         1      8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       280   -106      385       
  SINCE JUN 1    709                       977   -268     1166       
  SINCE JAN 1    919                      1087   -168     1278       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  31 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        40      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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 23 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         88        MM 105    1936  87      1      103        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  41    1891  64      3       73        
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.46 1941   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      2.39  -0.76     1.56    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.12                     10.54  -1.42     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.25                     20.93  -0.68    14.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       298   -113      377       
  SINCE JUN 1    732                       999   -267     1156       
  SINCE JAN 1    891                      1079   -188     1219       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       107      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        46      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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