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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
144 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         72    347 PM  89    2000  63      9       65       
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         61   1153 PM  13    1920  40     21       36       
  AVERAGE         67                        51     16       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.56 1928   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.45  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      3.01  -2.27     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      5.14   0.36     6.35    
                                                                     
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        0                        14    -14       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        74    -35       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    665                       721    -56      607       
  SINCE JUL 1   4235                      4850   -615     4582       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         3      5        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        97      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 5 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         73    412 PM  92    2000  61     12       68       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  18    1886  38     16       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        50     14       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.04 1999   0.07   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.39  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.18                      2.74  -0.56     2.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      4.13   1.11     6.14    
                                                                     
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        1                        16    -15        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        82    -43       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    669                       784   -115      623       
  SINCE JUL 1   4442                      5082   -640     4894       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        97      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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