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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1241 AM CST THU DEC 23 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         21   1222 AM  70    1933  39    -18       44       
  MINIMUM          9   1159 PM -22    1989  20    -11       36       
  AVERAGE         15                        30    -15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1941   0.04  -0.04     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.08  -0.46     2.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.08  -0.46     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.30   4.77    29.40    
                                                                     
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       50                        35     15       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  656                       705    -49      658       
  SINCE DEC 1    656                       705    -49      658       
  SINCE JUL 1   1470                      1732   -262     1606       
                                                                     
 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 (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  35 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        70      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   740 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 22 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         21    301 PM  69    1933  38    -17       49       
  MINIMUM          8    827 AM -26    1989  20    -12       32       
  AVERAGE         15                        30    -15       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1941   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.54  -0.42     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.54  -0.42     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.11  -3.53    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       50                        36     14       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  665                       730    -65      739       
  SINCE DEC 1    665                       730    -65      739       
  SINCE JUL 1   1535                      1838   -303     1789       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        82      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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