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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1241 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         45    452 PM  82    1977  52     -7       72       
  MINIMUM         25    502 AM  -4    1967  30     -5       29       
  AVERAGE         35                        41     -6       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 1958   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.56  -0.43     2.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      0.56  -0.43     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.89                      2.69   2.20     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       30                        24      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       201    -28      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       201    -28      167       
  SINCE JUL 1   3743                      4330   -587     4142       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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 8 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         55    352 PM  78    1977  51      4       70       
  MINIMUM         25    222 AM  -2    1996  28     -3       38       
  AVERAGE         40                        40      0       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1999   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.42  -0.42     1.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.42  -0.42     1.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.06                      1.81   1.25     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       25                        25      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       211    -46      185       
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       211    -46      185       
  SINCE JUL 1   3938                      4509   -571     4456       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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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