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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
138 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         79    508 PM  94    1934  72      7       86       
  MINIMUM         64   1021 PM  32    1989  50     14       66       
                                      1890                          
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1969   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.96  -0.96     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.08                      6.66  -4.58     5.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                      8.79  -1.95     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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        41     31       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1024    -57      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5153   -616     4833       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        32     12       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        32     12       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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 7 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         78    440 PM  95    1887  71      7       86       
  MINIMUM         64    701 AM  31    1890  48     16       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.86 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.77  -0.77     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      5.57   0.00     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.63                      6.96   1.67     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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        47     33       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1012                      1129   -117      929       
  SINCE JUL 1   4785                      5427   -642     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        24      5       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        24      5       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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