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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1247 AM CST MON DEC 20 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         27   1204 AM  67    1889  40    -13       45       
  MINIMUM          9    840 AM -15    1983  21    -12       26       
  AVERAGE         18                        30    -12       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1987   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.96  -0.34     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      0.96  -0.34     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.18   4.89    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       47                        34     13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  542                       600    -58      588       
  SINCE DEC 1    542                       600    -58      588       
  SINCE JUL 1   1356                      1627   -271     1536       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2004......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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 19 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         26   1020 PM  63    1966  39    -13       43       
  MINIMUM         13    907 AM -12    1983  21     -8       25       
  AVERAGE         20                        30    -10       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1988   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.48  -0.36     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.48  -0.36     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.05  -3.47    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       45                        35     10       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  555                       623    -68      663       
  SINCE DEC 1    555                       623    -68      663       
  SINCE JUL 1   1425                      1731   -306     1713       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        68      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -12      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2004......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE   748 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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