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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
137 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2005

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         64    327 AM  88    1963  68     -4       57       
  MINIMUM         54   1153 PM  20    1972  43     11       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.09          1.84 1983   0.09   1.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.81                      1.91   2.90     1.03    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.52                      5.62   6.90     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     46.52                     30.83  15.69    34.05    
                                                                     
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        6                        10     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       136    -35      164       
  SINCE SEP 1    132                       209    -77      176       
  SINCE JUL 1    132                       211    -79      185       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        26     28        3       
  SINCE SEP 1    297                       192    105      179       
  SINCE JAN 1   1627                      1356    271     1183       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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 OCTOBER 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         69   1203 AM  87    1903  67      2       59       
  MINIMUM         48   1002 PM  17    1972  43      5       40       
  AVERAGE         59                        55      4       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.10          1.25 1929   0.06   1.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      1.20   0.86     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      3.70  -0.99     2.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.82                     25.48  -0.66    23.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.2                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       143    -38      178       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                       219    -91      185       
  SINCE JUL 1    129                       222    -93      192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        22     44        4       
  SINCE SEP 1    338                       185    153      245       
  SINCE JAN 1   1617                      1332    285     1215       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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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