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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         84    410 PM 107    1947  85     -1       74       
                                      1939                          
  MINIMUM         60    325 AM  45    1915  62     -2       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          3.27 2003   0.13  -0.10     3.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.91                      3.68   1.23     4.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.57                     12.39   6.18     9.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.34                     25.08   6.26    21.61    
                                                                     
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        7                         9     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       348    -99      501       
  SINCE JUN 1    784                      1045   -261     1282       
  SINCE JAN 1    994                      1155   -161     1394       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       107      2000                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2004........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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 30 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         89    442 PM 104    1947  85      4       68       
  MINIMUM         62    503 AM  43    1915  62      0       61       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1932   0.08  -0.08     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      2.95  -0.89     2.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.55                     11.10  -1.55     5.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.68                     21.49  -0.81    15.45    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        15      3       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         2      5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       371   -118      487       
  SINCE JUN 1    800                      1072   -272     1266       
  SINCE JAN 1    959                      1152   -193     1329       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2004........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   659 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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