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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
134 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         66    538 PM  95    1944  75     -9       68       
  MINIMUM         40    504 AM  32    1907  53    -13       39       
  AVERAGE         53                        64    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1990   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      2.19   0.96     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      7.89  -2.66     8.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                     10.02  -0.03    11.13    
                                                                     
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       12                         3      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        74     19       83       
  SINCE MAR 1    988                      1057    -69      892       
  SINCE JUL 1   4558                      5186   -628     4867       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        23     15       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        48     25       96       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        48     25       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    541 PM  91    1944  73     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         37    528 AM  26    1907  51    -14       39       
  AVERAGE         52                        63    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1943   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      1.77  -0.31     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.03                      6.57   0.46     6.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      7.96   2.13     9.84    
                                                                     
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       13                         4      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        85     23       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   1040                      1167   -127      977       
  SINCE JUL 1   4813                      5465   -652     5248       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        16     16       53       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        33     19       74       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        33     19       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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