AFOS product CLITOP
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KTOP 280651
CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1251 AM CST TUE DEC 28 2004

................................... 

...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52    343 PM  70    1946  38     14       63       
  MINIMUM         28    334 AM  -6    1924  19      9       46       
  AVERAGE         40                        28     12       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.28  -0.66     2.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.28  -0.66     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.50   4.57    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       25                        36    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  847                       883    -36      782       
  SINCE DEC 1    847                       883    -36      782       
  SINCE JUL 1   1661                      1910   -249     1730       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        73      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -9      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2004......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2004......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


................................... 

...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    255 PM  63    1976  37     17       57       
  MINIMUM         21    731 AM  -6    1924  19      2       34       
  AVERAGE         38                        29      9       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1966   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.64  -0.52     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.64  -0.52     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.21  -3.63    24.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1      MM                                       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        37    -10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  853                       912    -59      871       
  SINCE DEC 1    853                       912    -59      871       
  SINCE JUL 1   1723                      2020   -297     1921       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -10      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2004......SUNRISE   750 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2004......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$