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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
141 AM CDT FRI OCT 8 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         71    307 PM  97    1939  73     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         58   1220 AM  23    1952  48     10       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.89 1958   0.10   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.75  -0.20      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      2.23                      4.46  -2.23     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.57                     29.67   3.90    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                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        38     13       41       
  SINCE SEP 1     63                       111    -48      131       
  SINCE JUL 1     72                       113    -41      131       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    176                       181     -5       90       
  SINCE JAN 1   1180                      1345   -165     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2004.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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 7 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         74    233 PM  91    1949  72      2       79       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  24    2000  48     12       55       
  AVERAGE         67                        61      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          3.01 1992   0.07  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.49  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.30                      2.99  -0.69     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.98                     24.77  -1.79    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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        39     10       35       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                       115    -59      123       
  SINCE JUL 1     63                       118    -55      124       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        15    -13        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    243                       178     65       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1213                      1325   -112     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        21      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2004.......SUNRISE   735 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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