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CLITOP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         79    428 PM  97    1938  76      3       83       
  MINIMUM         49    620 AM  29    1984  51     -2       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.71                      3.71   4.00     1.68    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.71                      3.71   4.00     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.71                     28.92  12.79    33.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.7                                      15.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        73    -42       12       
  SINCE SEP 1     31                        73    -42       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     31                        75    -44       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       166     77      176       
  SINCE SEP 1    243                       166     77      176       
  SINCE JAN 1   1573                      1330    243     1180       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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 SEPTEMBER 30 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    418 PM  95    1994  75      8       84       
  MINIMUM         54    624 AM  29    1895  51      3       57       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.16 1907   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      2.50  -1.85     1.89    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.65                      2.50  -1.85     1.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.76                     24.28  -1.52    22.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     15.2                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        76    -53        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        76    -53        7       
  SINCE JUL 1     24                        79    -55       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  272                       163    109      241       
  SINCE SEP 1    272                       163    109      241       
  SINCE JAN 1   1551                      1310    241     1211       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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