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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT SUN OCT 3 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         65    326 PM  95    1963  75    -10       65       
  MINIMUM         32R   644 AM  33    1975  50    -18       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        62    -13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1941   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.22  -0.21     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.69                      3.93  -2.24     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.03                     29.14   3.89    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       16                         5     11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        10     15       24       
  SINCE SEP 1     37                        83    -46      114       
  SINCE JUL 1     46                        85    -39      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       171      5       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1180                      1335   -155     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2004.......SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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 OCTOBER 2 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         66    422 PM  95    1938  74     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         32R   636 AM  33    1974  50    -18       42       
  AVERAGE         49                        63    -14       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1907   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.89                      2.64  -0.75     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.57                     24.42  -1.85    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       16                         5     11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        10     18       24       
  SINCE SEP 1     35                        86    -51      112       
  SINCE JUL 1     42                        89    -47      113       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       168     73       96       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1315   -104     1425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2004.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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