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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
1235 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         61    254 PM  85    1953  57      4       66       
  MINIMUM         29    648 AM   5    1906  34     -5       42       
  AVERAGE         45                        46     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.22 1962   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.57  -1.43     2.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      1.57  -1.43     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.90                      3.70   1.20     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       20                        19      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       456    -39      389       
  SINCE MAR 1    417                       456    -39      389       
  SINCE JUL 1   3987                      4585   -598     4364       
                                                                     
 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     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        91      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 20 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         59    425 PM  83    1934  55      4       63       
  MINIMUM         25    425 AM   6    1906  32     -7       40       
  AVERAGE         42                        44     -2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.89 1962   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.32  -1.29     1.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      1.32  -1.29     1.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.71   0.38     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       23                        21      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       483    -59      407       
  SINCE MAR 1    424                       483    -59      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   4197                      4781   -584     4678       
                                                                     
 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     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        97      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   644 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   645 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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