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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
303 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         64   1249 PM  93    1956  70     -6       78       
  MINIMUM         35    354 AM  30    1967  47    -12       35       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1983   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.20                      2.76  -1.56     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.94                      5.32  -3.38     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      7.45  -0.75     7.54    
                                                                     
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       15                         8      7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       314   -102      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    838                       961   -123      789       
  SINCE JUL 1   4408                      5090   -682     4764       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        19     15       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        22     13       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        22     13       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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 27 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         60   1142 AM  93    1989  68     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         33    601 AM  30    1995  45    -12       37       
  AVERAGE         47                        57    -10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1986   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.57                      2.13   1.44     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      4.48   0.99     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.53                      5.87   2.66     7.11    
                                                                     
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       18                         9      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       347   -107      303       
  SINCE MAR 1    870                      1049   -179      850       
  SINCE JUL 1   4643                      5347   -704     5121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        12      8       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        14      6       14       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        14      6       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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