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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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    331 PM 107    2000  85      0       67       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         64    600 AM  47    1967  62      2       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.88 1977   0.13  -0.13     1.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.91                      3.81   1.10     6.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.57                     12.52   6.05    10.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.34                     25.21   6.13    22.99    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         1      8        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     11                         9      2       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      9                         2      7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       357    -98      502       
  SINCE JUN 1    794                      1054   -260     1283       
  SINCE JAN 1   1004                      1164   -160     1395       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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 31 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         92    317 PM 105    1990  85      7       66       
  MINIMUM         59    639 AM  44    1893  62     -3       61       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1932   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      3.24  -1.18     2.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.55                     11.39  -1.84     5.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.68                     21.78  -1.10    15.60    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        16      2       24       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         3      4        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       366   -102      487       
  SINCE JUN 1    811                      1067   -256     1266       
  SINCE JAN 1    970                      1147   -177     1329       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        48      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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