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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
133 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         83   1244 PM  95    2000  74      9       80       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  31    1981  52     12       63       
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.11 1929   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      1.56  -1.54     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      7.26  -5.16     6.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.86                      9.39  -2.53     9.45    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        59     13       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1042    -75      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5171   -634     4833       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        15     17       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        40     27       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        40     27       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  31 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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 11 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         85    146 PM  93    2000  72     13       80       
                                      1898                          
  MINIMUM         62    535 AM  31    1979  50     12       64       
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.46 1982   0.13  -0.08     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      1.25  -0.65     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      6.05   0.12     6.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.23                      7.44   1.79     9.26    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        68     13       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1150   -137      929       
  SINCE JUL 1   4786                      5448   -662     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        11     21       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        28     24       74       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        28     24       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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