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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         56    340 PM  92    1938  70    -14       69       
  MINIMUM         37    729 AM  28    1969  45     -8       44       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1930   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.45  -0.42     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      5.16  -2.45     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.05                     30.37   3.68    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       18                         8     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        89     14       76       
  SINCE SEP 1    115                       162    -47      166       
  SINCE JUL 1    124                       164    -40      166       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        23    -20        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       189    -10       95       
  SINCE JAN 1   1183                      1353   -170     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2004.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2004.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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 14 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         57    327 PM  90    1897  69    -12       69       
  MINIMUM         33    655 AM  28    1885  45    -12       42       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1888   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      0.93  -0.37     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      3.43  -0.98     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     25.21  -2.08    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       20                         9     11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        92     17       77       
  SINCE SEP 1    116                       168    -52      165       
  SINCE JUL 1    123                       171    -48      166       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        22    -18        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    245                       185     60       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1215                      1332   -117     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2004.......SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   651 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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