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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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    210 PM  93    1956  74      9       78       
  MINIMUM         58   1121 PM  34    1960  52      6       61       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.97          3.24 1934   0.15   2.82     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      1.71   1.28     1.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.07                      7.41  -2.34     7.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.83                      9.54   0.29     9.73    
                                                                     
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                        63      9       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1046    -79      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   4537                      5175   -638     4833       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        17     21       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        42     31       96       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        42     31       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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 12 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         73    143 AM  99    1956  72      1       71       
  MINIMUM         57   1103 PM  36    1971  50      7       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        62      3       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          2.25 1887   0.13   0.14     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.38  -0.51     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.44                      6.18   0.26     6.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.50                      7.57   1.93     9.63    
                                                                     
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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        73      8       52       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1155   -142      932       
  SINCE JUL 1   4786                      5453   -667     5203       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        12     20       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        29     23       74       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        29     23       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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