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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1244 AM CST SUN DEC 19 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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    329 PM  65    1976  40     14       51       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -11    1983  21      6       33       
  AVERAGE         41                        31     10       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1968   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.92  -0.30     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.92  -0.30     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.14   4.93    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       24                        34    -10       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  495                       566    -71      559       
  SINCE DEC 1    495                       566    -71      559       
  SINCE JUL 1   1309                      1593   -284     1507       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -15      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2004......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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 18 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         53    201 PM  67    1979  39     14       49       
  MINIMUM         25   1151 PM  -9    1983  21      4       33       
  AVERAGE         39                        31      8       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1968   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.46  -0.34     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.46  -0.34     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.03  -3.45    24.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      1.7                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        35     -9       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       588    -78      632       
  SINCE DEC 1    510                       588    -78      632       
  SINCE JUL 1   1380                      1696   -316     1682       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -12      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2004......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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