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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
238 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         85    453 PM 110    1936  87     -2      102       
  MINIMUM         65    747 AM  40    1891  64      1       67       
  AVERAGE         75                        75      0       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76          2.72 1962   0.13   0.63     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      2.90   0.44     0.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.00                     11.61   5.39     5.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.77                     24.30   5.47    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       10                        10      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       290   -106      405       
  SINCE JUN 1    719                       987   -268     1186       
  SINCE JAN 1    929                      1097   -168     1298       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2004........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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 24 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    328 PM 107    1936  87      1      102        
  MINIMUM         66    720 AM  46    1891  64      2       72        
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          3.61 1972   0.08   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      2.47  -0.70     1.56    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.26                     10.62  -1.36     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.39                     21.01  -0.62    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       12                        11      1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       309   -112      399       
  SINCE JUN 1    744                      1010   -266     1178       
  SINCE JAN 1    903                      1090   -187     1241       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2004........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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