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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
152 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         91    431 PM  96    1975  76     15       83       
  MINIMUM         57    456 AM  30    1888  54      3       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        65      9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      2.83   1.17     3.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08                      8.53  -2.45     9.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.84                     10.66   0.18    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                        86     13       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1069    -75      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5198   -634     4868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        34     26       82       
  SINCE MAR 1     95                        59     36      117       
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        59     36      117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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 19 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         94    336 PM  99    1933  75     19       83       
  MINIMUM         54    237 AM  34    1894  53      1       64       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      2.32  -0.86     3.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.03                      7.12  -0.09     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      8.51   1.58    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        98     13       99       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1180   -137      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   4816                      5478   -662     5250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        24     29       66       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        41     32       87       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        41     32       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   611 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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