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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
144 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         70R   354 PM  68    1965  38     32       57       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM -11    1983  18     37       26       
  AVERAGE         63                        28     35       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.39  -0.77     2.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.62                      1.39  -0.77     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.07                     35.61   4.46    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        2                        37    -35       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  893                       993   -100      859       
  SINCE DEC 1    893                       993   -100      859       
  SINCE JUL 1   1707                      2020   -313     1807       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -10      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   742 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         70R   242 PM  67    1956  37     33       50       
  MINIMUM         46   1050 PM  -9    1968  18     28       30       
  AVERAGE         58                        28     30       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1957   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.70  -0.58     0.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.70  -0.58     0.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.58                     28.27  -3.69    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        7                        37    -30       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  908                      1023   -115      957       
  SINCE DEC 1    908                      1023   -115      957       
  SINCE JUL 1   1778                      2131   -353     2007       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        60      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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