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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
145 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         80    424 PM  92    1907  76      4       83       
  MINIMUM         59    619 AM  39    1973  54      5       65       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      2.51   0.64     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      8.21  -2.98     8.61    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                     10.34  -0.35    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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        80     19       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1063    -69      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5192   -628     4868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        28     15       70       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        53     25      105       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        53     25      105       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   606 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 17 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         82    301 PM  96    1996  74      8       74       
  MINIMUM         58    546 AM  37    1945  52      6       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.22 1892   0.14  -0.14     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      2.04  -0.58     2.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.03                      6.84   0.19     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      8.23   1.86     9.90    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        92     19       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1174   -131      977       
  SINCE JUL 1   4816                      5472   -656     5248       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        20     17       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        37     20       78       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        37     20       78       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        38      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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