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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    349 PM  89    1989  68     15       69       
  MINIMUM         57   1120 PM  24    1966  45     12       47       
  AVERAGE         70                        56     14       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.10 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.06  -1.12     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      4.62  -2.94     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.44                      6.75  -0.31     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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       263   -146      211       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       910   -167      737       
  SINCE JUL 1   4313                      5039   -726     4712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        13     21       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        16     19       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        16     19       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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 21 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   1230 PM  93    1989  66      9       69       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  24    1966  43      7       45       
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.86 1968   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.63   1.66     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      3.98   1.21     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.25                      5.37   2.88     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        2                        11     -9        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       290   -153      237       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                       992   -225      784       
  SINCE JUL 1   4540                      5290   -750     5055       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         6     14       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                         8     12       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                         8     12       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        97      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        30      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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