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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT THU OCT 7 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         78    133 PM  96    1939  73      5       76       
  MINIMUM         46    558 AM  26    1952  48     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.90 1967   0.10   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.65  -0.50      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      1.83                      4.36  -2.53     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.17                     29.57   3.60    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        3                         6     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        32     19       39       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       105    -42      129       
  SINCE JUL 1     72                       107    -35      129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       179     -3       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1180                      1343   -163     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        23      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2004.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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 6 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    213 PM  94    1963  73     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         52    532 AM  26    1952  49      3       48       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          0.97 1941   0.07   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.42  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.26                      2.92  -0.66     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.94                     24.70  -1.76    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        5                         6     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        33     16       35       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                       109    -53      123       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                       112    -49      124       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       176     65       96       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1323   -112     1425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        24      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2004.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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