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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT TUE SEP 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         84    314 PM  98    1980  79      5       72       
                                      1944                          
  MINIMUM         60    626 AM  36    1991  54      6       43       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 1965   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      2.54  -0.86     2.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.68                      2.54  -0.86     2.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.02                     27.75   5.27    25.22    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        35    -32       27       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        35    -32       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        37    -25       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       131     16       86       
  SINCE SEP 1    147                       131     16       86       
  SINCE JAN 1   1151                      1295   -144     1481       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1999                    
                                             1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2004.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2004.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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 SEPTEMBER 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         89    220 PM  96    1893  79     10       72       
  MINIMUM         68    644 AM  33    1918  55     13       49       
  AVERAGE         79                        67     12       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.60  -0.56     5.26    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.04                      1.60  -0.56     5.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.72                     23.38  -1.66    20.86    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        36    -36       29       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        36    -36       29       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        39    -32       30       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       136     72       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    208                       136     72       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1178                      1283   -105     1419       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       103      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2004.....SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2004.....SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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