CXUS53 KTOP 011441 CLMEMP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 941 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE EMPORIA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 96 03/21 84 LOWEST 11 03/16 24 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.9 57.4 10.5 67.2 AVG. MINIMUM 39.6 33.7 5.9 38.1 MEAN 53.7 45.6 8.1 52.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 0.0 4.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 14.5 -7.5 9 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 2.68 2.12 0.56 1.14 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.04 DAYS >= .01 7 6 DAYS >= .10 6 3 DAYS >= .50 2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.14 03/10 TO 03/11 0.73 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 392 607 -215 378 SINCE 7/1 3536 4381 -845 MM COOLING TOTAL 49 4 45 8 SINCE 1/1 49 4 45 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/330 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/330 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$