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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1241 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         34   1201 AM  66    1893  39     -5       55       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -16    1989  20      1       36       
  AVERAGE         28                        30     -2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1949   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.04  -0.42     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.04  -0.42     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.26   4.81    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       37                        35      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  606                       670    -64      633       
  SINCE DEC 1    606                       670    -64      633       
  SINCE JUL 1   1420                      1697   -277     1581       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        70      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -22      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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 21 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         35   1201 PM  65    1941  39     -4       49       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -18    1989  20     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         27                        30     -3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.41 1952   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.52  -0.40     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.52  -0.40     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.09  -3.51    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       38                        36      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  615                       694    -79      715       
  SINCE DEC 1    615                       694    -79      715       
  SINCE JUL 1   1485                      1802   -317     1765       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   749 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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