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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
135 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         74    401 PM  95    1931  75     -1       77       
  MINIMUM         43    339 AM  34    1890  53    -10       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 1995   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      2.35   0.80     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      8.05  -2.82     8.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                     10.18  -0.19    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        6                         3      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        77     22       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1060    -66      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5189   -625     4868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        25     13       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        50     23       96       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        50     23       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   607 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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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75    355 PM  92    2001  74      1       77       
  MINIMUM         48    536 AM  36    1923  51     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1958   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      1.90  -0.44     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.03                      6.70   0.33     6.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      8.09   2.00     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        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        89     22       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1171   -128      977       
  SINCE JUL 1   4816                      5469   -653     5248       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        18     14       54       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        35     17       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        35     17       75       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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