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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         65    429 PM  90    1950  71     -6       64       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         31    557 AM  29    1976  49    -18       31       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.45 1938   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      6.10  -4.02     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.23  -1.39     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       17                         6     11       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        19     35       45       
  SINCE MAR 1    949                      1002    -53      854       
  SINCE JUL 1   4519                      5131   -612     4829       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        28      7       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        28      7       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   619 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 3 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    523 PM  90    1959  69     -9       66       
  MINIMUM         34    555 AM  26    1907  47    -13       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        59    -12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1913   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.33  -0.33     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      5.13   0.44     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.52   2.11     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       18                         7     11       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        22     39       47       
  SINCE MAR 1    993                      1104   -111      927       
  SINCE JUL 1   4766                      5402   -636     5198       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        20      0       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        20      0       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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