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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         61    415 PM  91    1936  71    -10       54       
  MINIMUM         30    525 AM  29    1903  48    -18       45       
  AVERAGE         46                        59    -13       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.32 1949   0.13  -0.13     0.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      3.14  -1.80     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      5.70  -3.62     5.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      7.83  -0.99     8.31    
                                                                     
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       19                         7     12       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       336    -67      283       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       983    -88      809       
  SINCE JUL 1   4465                      5112   -647     4784       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        22     12       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        25     10       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        25     10       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   623 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         59    438 PM  92    1965  69    -10       49       
  MINIMUM         30    540 AM  22    1907  46    -16       43       
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1972   0.10  -0.10     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.67                      2.45   1.22     1.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      4.80   0.77     4.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.19   2.44     7.30    
                                                                     
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       20                         8     12       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       380    -78      333       
  SINCE MAR 1    932                      1082   -150      880       
  SINCE JUL 1   4705                      5380   -675     5151       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        15      5       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        17      3       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        17      3       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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