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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
155 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 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         72    341 PM  87    1939  64      8       54       
  MINIMUM         61    713 AM  22    1887  40     21       32       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.93          2.59 1918   0.09   1.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01                      2.54   0.47     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      6.25  -1.56     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.03                     31.46   4.57    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        0                        13    -13       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       216    -16      161       
  SINCE SEP 1    212                       289    -77      251       
  SINCE JUL 1    221                       291    -70      251       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        26    -14       12       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                       192     -4      102       
  SINCE JAN 1   1192                      1356   -164     1497       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        88      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 27 2004.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 28 2004.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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 26 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         68    324 PM  89    1939  63      5       59       
  MINIMUM         52    206 AM  20    1898  40     12       26       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          0.41 1992   0.05   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.53  -0.78     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.64                      4.03  -1.39     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.81  -2.49    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        5                        13     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       222     -2      171       
  SINCE SEP 1    227                       298    -71      259       
  SINCE JUL 1    234                       301    -67      260       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        23    -17       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    247                       186     61      116       
  SINCE JAN 1   1217                      1333   -116     1445       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 27 2004.......SUNRISE   754 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 28 2004.......SUNRISE   755 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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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