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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
134 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         83    356 PM  94    1902  68     15       70       
  MINIMUM         62    354 AM  24    1953  44     18       57       
  AVERAGE         73                        56     17       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.39 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.95  -1.01     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      4.51  -2.83     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.44                      6.64  -0.20     7.00    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       253   -136      204       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       900   -157      730       
  SINCE JUL 1   4313                      5029   -716     4705       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        12     17       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        15     15       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        15     15       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   636 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         81    502 PM 100    1902  66     15       74       
  MINIMUM         62   1133 PM  25    1953  43     19       53       
  AVERAGE         72                        55     17       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.74          1.30 1933   0.08   0.66     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.55   1.74     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      3.90   1.29     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.25                      5.29   2.96     6.24    
                                                                     
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        0                        11    -11        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       279   -144      229       
  SINCE MAR 1    765                       981   -216      776       
  SINCE JUL 1   4538                      5279   -741     5047       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         5     15       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         7     13       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         7     13       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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