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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
149 AM CDT TUE OCT 5 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         68    333 PM  95    1938  74     -6       75       
  MINIMUM         44   1149 PM  32    1999  49     -5       43       
                                      1968                          
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.44  -0.43      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      1.69                      4.15  -2.46     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.03                     29.36   3.67    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        9                         5      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        20     19       34       
  SINCE SEP 1     51                        93    -42      124       
  SINCE JUL 1     60                        95    -35      124       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       175      1       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1180                      1339   -159     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2004.......SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2004.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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 4 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         68    346 PM  96    1963  74     -6       74       
  MINIMUM         46   1114 PM  29    1885  49     -3       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1902   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.89                      2.78  -0.89     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.57                     24.56  -1.99    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        8                         6      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        21     16       32       
  SINCE SEP 1     44                        97    -53      120       
  SINCE JUL 1     51                       100    -49      121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       172     69       96       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1319   -108     1425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73       102      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2004.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2004.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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