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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
147 AM CDT FRI OCT 29 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         77    330 PM  85    1927  63     14       61       
  MINIMUM         63    356 AM  16    1925  39     24       41       
  AVERAGE         70                        51     19       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73          1.50 1991   0.09   0.64      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.96                      2.72   1.24     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.64                      6.43  -0.79     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.98                     31.64   5.34    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                        14    -14       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       243    -42      191       
  SINCE SEP 1    213                       316   -103      281       
  SINCE JUL 1    222                       318    -96      281       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        26     -9       12       
  SINCE SEP 1    193                       192      1      102       
  SINCE JAN 1   1197                      1356   -159     1497       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  17 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2004.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2004.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 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 28 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         83    245 PM  85    1922  62     21       59       
  MINIMUM         64   1242 AM  15    1925  39     25       44       
  AVERAGE         74                        51     23       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 2000   0.05  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.63  -0.88     0.45    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.64                      4.13  -1.49     6.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.91  -2.59    21.79    
                                                                     
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        0                        14    -14       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       250    -27      196       
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       326    -96      284       
  SINCE JUL 1    237                       329    -92      285       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         0      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        23     -8       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    256                       186     70      116       
  SINCE JAN 1   1226                      1333   -107     1445       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2004.......SUNRISE   756 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2004.......SUNRISE   757 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 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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