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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         72    259 PM  92    1943  72      0       73       
  MINIMUM         38    157 AM  28    1907  49    -11       49       
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 1892   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.54  -0.54     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      6.24  -4.16     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.37  -1.53     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       10                         6      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        25     39       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    959                      1008    -49      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4529                      5137   -608     4833       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        29      6       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        29      6       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        97      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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 4 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         69    345 PM  90    1952  70     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         41    438 AM  28    1907  47     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1961   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.44  -0.44     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      5.24   0.33     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.63   2.00     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       10                         7      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        29     42       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1003                      1111   -108      929       
  SINCE JUL 1   4776                      5409   -633     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        21     -1       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        21     -1       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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