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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1242 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         73    320 PM  79    1925  52     21       62       
  MINIMUM         35    655 AM  -5    1960  29      6       29       
  AVERAGE         54                        41     13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.06 1973   0.07   0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.41  -0.28     2.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      0.41  -0.28     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.89                      2.54   2.35     4.94    
                                                                     
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       11                        24    -13       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       153    -31      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    122                       153    -31      133       
  SINCE JUL 1   3692                      4282   -590     4108       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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 6 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         72    358 PM  87    1972  50     22       67       
  MINIMUM         44    725 AM  -1    1943  28     16       29       
  AVERAGE         58                        39     19       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1990   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31     1.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.31  -0.31     1.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.06                      1.70   1.36     4.74    
                                                                     
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        7                        26    -19       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       161    -44      152       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                       161    -44      152       
  SINCE JUL 1   3890                      4459   -569     4423       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        73      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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