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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 1 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         83    346 PM  97    1938  76      7       53       
  MINIMUM         50    651 AM  29    1984  51     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.71  -2.03     2.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.68                      3.71  -2.03     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.02                     28.92   4.10    25.90    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        73    -61       90       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        73    -61       90       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        75    -54       90       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       166     10       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       166     10       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1180                      1330   -150     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2004.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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 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         84    155 PM  95    1994  75      9       51       
  MINIMUM         57    449 AM  29    1895  51      6       41       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.16 1907   0.07  -0.07     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.50  -0.61     5.74    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.89                      2.50  -0.61     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.57                     24.28  -1.71    21.34    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        76    -69       88       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        76    -69       88       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        79    -65       89       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       163     78       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       163     78       96       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1310    -99     1425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2004.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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