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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
253 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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    325 PM  88    1927  64      3       59       
  MINIMUM         60    921 AM  19    1925  40     20       38       
  AVERAGE         64                        52     12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.41 1989   0.09   0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      2.63   0.60     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.91                      6.34  -1.43     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.25                     31.55   4.70    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        1                        13    -12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       229    -28      177       
  SINCE SEP 1    213                       302    -89      267       
  SINCE JUL 1    222                       304    -82      267       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        16      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2004.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2004.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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 27 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         66   1149 PM  89    1922  62      4       67       
  MINIMUM         58    739 AM  20    1913  39     19       38       
  AVERAGE         62                        51     11       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1980   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.58  -0.83     0.43    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.64                      4.08  -1.44     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.86  -2.54    21.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        14    -11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       236    -13      183       
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       312    -82      271       
  SINCE JUL 1    237                       315    -78      272       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2004.......SUNRISE   755 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2004.......SUNRISE   756 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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