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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT TUE OCT 12 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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         60    131 PM  94    1975  71    -11       67       
  MINIMUM         49    817 PM  31    1987  46      3       46       
                                      1909                          
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.88 1912   0.10   0.30     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.15  -0.17     0.39    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.66                      4.86  -2.20     3.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.00                     30.07   3.93    26.29    
                                                                     
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       10                         7      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        65      2       49       
  SINCE SEP 1     79                       138    -59      139       
  SINCE JUL 1     88                       140    -52      139       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        20    -17        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       186     -7       95       
  SINCE JAN 1   1183                      1350   -167     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2004.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2004.......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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 11 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         64    408 PM  94    1975  71     -7       67       
  MINIMUM         52   1002 PM  28    1919  47      5       47       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.57 1973   0.06  -0.05     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.76  -0.20     0.39    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      3.26  -0.81     6.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     25.04  -1.91    21.73    
                                                                     
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        7                         7      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        67      1       46       
  SINCE SEP 1     75                       143    -68      134       
  SINCE JUL 1     82                       146    -64      135       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        19    -15        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    245                       182     63       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1215                      1329   -114     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 12 2004.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 13 2004.......SUNRISE   739 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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