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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT SUN OCT 17 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         61    207 PM  88    1938  69     -8       61       
  MINIMUM         35    635 AM  24    1966  44     -9       40       
  AVERAGE         48                        57     -9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1980   0.09  -0.09     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.64  -0.61     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      5.35  -2.64     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.05                     30.56   3.49    26.59    
                                                                     
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       17                         9      8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       107     27       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    146                       180    -34      189       
  SINCE JUL 1    155                       182    -27      189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        25    -22        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       191    -12       95       
  SINCE JAN 1   1183                      1355   -172     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2004.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2004.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   639 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 16 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         59    218 PM  88    1958  68     -9       56       
  MINIMUM         32    716 AM  24    1966  44    -12       37       
  AVERAGE         46                        57    -11       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1968   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      1.03  -0.45     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.47                      3.53  -1.06     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.15                     25.31  -2.16    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       19                         9     10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       110     34      105       
  SINCE SEP 1    151                       186    -35      193       
  SINCE JUL 1    158                       189    -31      194       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2004.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2004.......SUNRISE   744 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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