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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
155 AM CDT SAT OCT 30 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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         83        MM  89    1937  63     20       72        
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  20    1952  39     21       40       
  AVERAGE         72                        51     21       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1971   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.96                      2.81   1.15     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.64                      6.52  -0.88     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.98                     31.73   5.25    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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       257    -56      200       
  SINCE SEP 1    213                       330   -117      290       
  SINCE JUL 1    222                       332   -110      290       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         0      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        26     -2       12       
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       192      8      102       
  SINCE JAN 1   1204                      1356   -152     1497       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  72 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2004.......SUNRISE   748 AM CDT   SUNSET   623 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 31 2004.......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 29 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         79   1121 AM  87    1937  61     18       72       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  15    1913  39     13       46       
  AVERAGE         66                        50     16       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1896   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.68  -0.93     0.45    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.64                      4.18  -1.54     6.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.96  -2.64    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                        15    -15        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       265    -42      202       
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       341   -111      290       
  SINCE JUL 1    237                       344   -107      291       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        23     -7       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    257                       186     71      116       
  SINCE JAN 1   1227                      1333   -106     1445       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        15      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 30 2004.......SUNRISE   757 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 31 2004.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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