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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
139 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         82    427 PM  94    1975  76      6       72       
  MINIMUM         63    531 AM  38    1976  54      9       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        65      8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          2.00 1950   0.16   0.69     0.98    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      2.67   1.33     3.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08                      8.37  -2.29     9.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.84                     10.50   0.34    12.11    
                                                                     
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                        83     16       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1066    -72      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5195   -631     4868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        31     20       72       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        56     30      107       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        56     30      107       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        30      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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 18 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         83    509 PM  94    1988  74      9       67       
  MINIMUM         61   1157 PM  38    1915  52      9       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1981   0.14  -0.14     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      2.18  -0.72     3.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.03                      6.98   0.05     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      8.37   1.72    10.37    
                                                                     
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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        95     16       99       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1177   -134      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   4816                      5475   -659     5250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        22     22       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        39     25       78       
  SINCE JAN 1     64                        39     25       78       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        99      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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