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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         59    328 PM  89    1952  71    -12       59       
  MINIMUM         32    304 AM  29    1961  48    -16       39       
  AVERAGE         46                        60    -14       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1892   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      5.96  -3.88     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.09  -1.25     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       19                         6     13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        13     24       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    932                       996    -64      837       
  SINCE JUL 1   4502                      5125   -623     4812       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        27      8       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        27      8       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1950                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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 2 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         57    444 PM  92    1968  69    -12       58       
  MINIMUM         28    521 AM  26    1967  47    -19       36       
  AVERAGE         43                        58    -15       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      5.02   0.55     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.41   2.22     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       22                         7     15       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        15     28       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    975                      1097   -122      911       
  SINCE JUL 1   4748                      5395   -647     5182       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        19      1       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        19      1       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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