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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         75    408 PM  90    1924  66      9       80       
  MINIMUM         39    604 AM  25    1928  43     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.12 1945   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.42  -0.48     0.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      3.98  -2.30     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.44                      6.11   0.33     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        8                        11     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       201    -84      202       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       848   -105      728       
  SINCE JUL 1   4313                      4977   -664     4703       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        10     -1        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        10     -1        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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 15 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         75    333 PM  91    1896  64     11       81       
  MINIMUM         47    717 AM  24    1905  41      6       51       
  AVERAGE         61                        53      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.74 1945   0.08  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      1.15   1.25     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.30                      3.50   0.80     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.36                      4.89   2.47     6.22    
                                                                     
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        4                        13     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       221    -87      218       
  SINCE MAR 1    764                       923   -159      765       
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5221   -684     5036       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         2     -1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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