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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         73    238 PM  97    1940  72      1       85       
  MINIMUM         41    529 AM  32    1944  50     -9       45       
  AVERAGE         57                        61     -4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1977   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.68  -0.68     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      6.38  -4.30     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.51  -1.67     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        8                         6      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        31     41       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1014    -47      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5143   -606     4833       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        30      5       35       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        30      5       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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 5 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         67    454 PM  97    1909  70     -3       87       
  MINIMUM         44    421 AM  32    1917  48     -4       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1910   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.55  -0.55     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      5.35   0.22     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.74   1.89     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        9                         6      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        35     45       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1012                      1117   -105      929       
  SINCE JUL 1   4785                      5415   -630     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        22     -2       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        22     -2       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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