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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1243 AM CST FRI DEC 17 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         53    320 PM  66    1933  41     12       38       
  MINIMUM         23    606 AM -15    1989  22      1       28       
  AVERAGE         38                        31      7       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1928   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.84  -0.22     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.84  -0.22     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.06   5.01    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       27                        33     -6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       498    -54      505       
  SINCE DEC 1    444                       498    -54      505       
  SINCE JUL 1   1258                      1525   -267     1453       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        72      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -1      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   737 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 16 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    410 PM  66    1962  40     11       37       
  MINIMUM         30    627 AM -10    1989  21      9       26       
  AVERAGE         41                        31     10       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1967   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.42  -0.30     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.42  -0.30     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     27.99  -3.41    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       24                        34    -10       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       518    -65      578       
  SINCE DEC 1    453                       518    -65      578       
  SINCE JUL 1   1323                      1626   -303     1628       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        69      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -5      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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