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CLITOP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
127 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         84    323 PM  90    1896  67     17       66
                                      1924
  MINIMUM         54   1141 PM  25    1928  44     10       37
  AVERAGE         69                        55     14       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.12 1945   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.34                      1.61   0.73     0.58
  SINCE MAR 1      3.60                      3.86  -0.26     1.56
  SINCE JAN 1      6.32                      6.06   0.26     4.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2006   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2017
                                      2018
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T
  SINCE JAN 1      7.3                      11.6   -4.3     25.8
  SINCE JUL 1     12.0                      17.1   -5.1     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       13
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       185    -90      187
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       791   -259      629
  SINCE JUL 1   3928                      4634   -706     4454

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                         8     30       10
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        13     62       20
  SINCE JAN 1     75                        13     62       20
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM
 LOWEST     24           300 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1921
                                             1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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