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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT SAT OCT 16 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         62   1035 AM  90    1938  70     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         39    118 AM  27    1891  45     -6       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.48 1980   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.55  -0.52     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      5.26  -2.55     3.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.05                     30.47   3.58    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       14                         9      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        98     19       85       
  SINCE SEP 1    129                       171    -42      175       
  SINCE JUL 1    138                       173    -35      175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        24    -21        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       190    -11       95       
  SINCE JAN 1   1183                      1354   -171     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2004.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2004.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 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 15 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         56   1041 AM  91    1938  69    -13       74       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  28    1943  45     -4       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        57     -8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.84 1915   0.05  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.98  -0.40     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.47                      3.48  -1.01     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.15                     25.26  -2.11    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       16                         9      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       101     24       87       
  SINCE SEP 1    132                       177    -45      175       
  SINCE JUL 1    139                       180    -41      176       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        23    -19        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    245                       186     59       98       
  SINCE JAN 1   1215                      1333   -118     1427       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2004.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2004.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 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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