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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         57    445 PM  89    1987  71    -14       64       
  MINIMUM         36   1153 PM  26    1963  48    -12       41       
  AVERAGE         47                        60    -13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1898   0.13  -0.13     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      5.83  -3.75     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      7.96  -1.12     8.39    
                                                                     
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       18                         7     11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         7     11       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    913                       990    -77      821       
  SINCE JUL 1   4483                      5119   -636     4796       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        26      9       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        26      9       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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 MAY 1 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         55    358 PM  92    1959  69    -14       62       
  MINIMUM         32    545 AM  24    1909  46    -14       41       
  AVERAGE         44                        58    -14       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1938   0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      4.91   0.66     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.30   2.33     7.32    
                                                                     
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       21                         8     13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         8     13       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    953                      1090   -137      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   4726                      5388   -662     5164       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        18      2       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        18      2       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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