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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1242 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    340 PM  80    1910  50     19       43       
  MINIMUM         28    708 AM  -1    1960  28      0       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1944   0.07  -0.07     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.76                      2.33   2.43     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.7                                      15.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                                      19.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        79     -5       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        79     -5       70       
  SINCE JUL 1   3644                      4208   -564     4045       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -7      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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 MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    308 PM  79    1946  49     18       41       
  MINIMUM         28    646 AM  -6    1960  27      1       34       
  AVERAGE         48                        38     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1923   0.06  -0.06     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.16  -0.16     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.06                      1.55   1.51     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     15.2                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     16.9                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        27    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        82     -8       78       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        82     -8       78       
  SINCE JUL 1   3847                      4380   -533     4349       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        83      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -7      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   627 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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