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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1250 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         56    339 PM  67    1941  39     17       54       
  MINIMUM         20    216 AM -16    1983  21     -1       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        30      8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1991   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.00  -0.38     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.00  -0.38     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.22   4.85    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                        35     -8       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  569                       635    -66      614       
  SINCE DEC 1    569                       635    -66      614       
  SINCE JUL 1   1383                      1662   -279     1562       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        66      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -16      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   739 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 20 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         64    240 PM  68    1894  39     25       44       
  MINIMUM         21    103 AM -12    1983  20      1       28       
  AVERAGE         43                        30     13       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.74 1911   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.50  -0.38     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.50  -0.38     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.07  -3.49    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       22                        35    -13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  577                       658    -81      692       
  SINCE DEC 1    577                       658    -81      692       
  SINCE JUL 1   1447                      1766   -319     1742       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -18      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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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