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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1245 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         18    256 PM  70    1933  39    -21       40       
  MINIMUM          3    653 AM -26    1989  20    -17       23       
  AVERAGE         11                        29    -18       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1965   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.12  -0.50     2.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.12  -0.50     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.34   4.73    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       54                        35     19       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  710                       740    -30      691       
  SINCE DEC 1    710                       740    -30      691       
  SINCE JUL 1   1524                      1767   -243     1639       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        68      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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 23 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         15    344 PM  82    1964  38    -23       44       
  MINIMUM          3   1159 PM -17    1989  20    -17       24       
  AVERAGE          9                        30    -21       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.61 1965   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.56  -0.44     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.56  -0.44     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.13  -3.55    24.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        36     20       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  721                       766    -45      770       
  SINCE DEC 1    721                       766    -45      770       
  SINCE JUL 1   1591                      1874   -283     1820       
                                                                     
 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 (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        68      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -13      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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