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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1242 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         57    414 PM  79    2003  56      1       47       
                                      1966                          
  MINIMUM         25    635 AM   7    1900  33     -8       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1946   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.21  -1.07     2.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      1.21  -1.07     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.90                      3.34   1.56     5.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.7                                      15.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                                      19.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        21      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  339                       377    -38      336       
  SINCE MAR 1    339                       377    -38      336       
  SINCE JUL 1   3909                      4506   -597     4311       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   629 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         60    346 PM  80    1894  54      6       50       
  MINIMUM         30    645 AM   7    1900  31     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1924   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.00  -0.97     1.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      1.00  -0.97     1.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.39   0.70     5.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     15.2                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     16.9                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        22     -2       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       398    -64      356       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       398    -64      356       
  SINCE JUL 1   4107                      4696   -589     4627       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         0      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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