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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
149 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         74    153 PM  90    1996  65      9       57       
  MINIMUM         47   1140 PM  25    1940  41      6       29       
  AVERAGE         61                        53      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.09 1920   0.10   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.02  -0.08     0.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      3.58  -1.90     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.44                      5.71   0.73     6.71    
                                                                     
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        4                        13     -9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                       154    -84      154       
  SINCE MAR 1    696                       801   -105      680       
  SINCE JUL 1   4266                      4930   -664     4655       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         6      3        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         6      3        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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 11 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         69    307 PM  92    1890  63      6       57       
  MINIMUM         46   1155 PM  22    1997  40      6       27       
  AVERAGE         58                        52      6       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.28 1889   0.08   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      0.83   1.53     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.26                      3.18   1.08     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.32                      4.57   2.75     6.18    
                                                                     
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                        14     -7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                       169    -81      165       
  SINCE MAR 1    718                       871   -153      712       
  SINCE JUL 1   4491                      5169   -678     4983       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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