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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
143 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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         67    125 PM  91    1975  71     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         47    631 AM  29    1979  46      1       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        58     -1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1930   0.10  -0.10     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.35  -0.32     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      5.06  -2.35     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.05                     30.27   3.78    26.48    
                                                                     
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        8                         8      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        81      4       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     97                       154    -57      158       
  SINCE JUL 1    106                       156    -50      158       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        22    -19        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       188     -9       95       
  SINCE JAN 1   1183                      1352   -169     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2004.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2004.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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 13 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         65   1146 AM  90    1975  70     -5       65       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  30    1907  46     -5       43       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1928   0.05  -0.05     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.87  -0.31     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      3.37  -0.92     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     25.15  -2.02    21.77    
                                                                     
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       12                         8      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        83      6       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                       159    -63      156       
  SINCE JUL 1    103                       162    -59      157       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        21    -17        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    245                       184     61       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1215                      1331   -116     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 14 2004.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 15 2004.......SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 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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