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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
141 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         79    143 PM  87    1964  66     13       84       
  MINIMUM         51    527 AM  26    1953  43      8       58       
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.52  -0.58     0.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      4.08  -2.40     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.44                      6.21   0.23     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        0                        11    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       212    -95      202       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       859   -116      728       
  SINCE JUL 1   4313                      4988   -675     4703       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         8      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        11     -2       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        11     -2       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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 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         76    323 PM  91    1964  64     12       87       
  MINIMUM         51    617 AM  25    1953  41     10       59       
  AVERAGE         64                        53     11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.98 1969   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      1.23   1.17     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.30                      3.58   0.72     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.36                      4.97   2.39     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        1                        12    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       233    -98      218       
  SINCE MAR 1    765                       935   -170      765       
  SINCE JUL 1   4538                      5233   -695     5036       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         3     -2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         3     -2       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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