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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1242 AM CST MON DEC 13 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         54   1031 AM  74    1889  42     12       29       
  MINIMUM         33    626 AM  -7    1932  23     10       14       
  AVERAGE         44                        32     12       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1946   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.65  -0.03     2.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.65  -0.03     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     34.87   5.20    29.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       1.3     
  SINCE JAN 1     19.8                                      13.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.5                                       1.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        32    -11       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       366    -56      376       
  SINCE DEC 1    310                       366    -56      376       
  SINCE JUL 1   1124                      1393   -269     1324       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1204                      1357   -153     1497       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   9 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        70      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2004......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2004......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   501 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 DECEMBER 12 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         51    649 AM  70    1921  41     10       23       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM -11    1932  22     14        4       
  AVERAGE         44                        32     12       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1907   0.02  -0.02     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.34  -0.22     0.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.34  -0.22     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     27.91  -3.33    24.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        33    -12       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  327                       382    -55      423       
  SINCE DEC 1    327                       382    -55      423       
  SINCE JUL 1   1197                      1490   -293     1473       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1227                      1333   -106     1445       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        75      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2004......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2004......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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