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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1246 AM CST THU DEC 16 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         46    232 PM  70    2002  41      5       48       
  MINIMUM         24    313 AM -15    1989  22      2       31       
  AVERAGE         35                        31      4       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.79 1940   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.80  -0.18     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.80  -0.18     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.02   5.05    29.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       3.8     
  SINCE JAN 1     19.8                                      16.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.5                                       3.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        33     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       465    -48      473       
  SINCE DEC 1    417                       465    -48      473       
  SINCE JUL 1   1231                      1492   -261     1421       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        66      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -15      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2004......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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 15 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         47    341 PM  70    2002  40      7       36       
  MINIMUM         28    739 AM -16    1989  22      6       24       
  AVERAGE         38                        31      7       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1984   0.02  -0.02     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.40  -0.28     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.40  -0.28     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     27.97  -3.39    24.22    
                                                                     
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       27                        34     -7       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  429                       484    -55      545       
  SINCE DEC 1    429                       484    -55      545       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1592   -293     1595       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -10      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2004......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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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