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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    230 PM  87    1916  56     18       46       
  MINIMUM         54    730 AM  -6    1948  33     21       27       
                                      1998                           
  AVERAGE         64                        44     20       37     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.28 1947   0.07  -0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.77  -0.32     0.63     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.77  -0.32     0.63     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.60                      2.97   0.63     4.64     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           3.0  1984   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0      
  SINCE JAN 1      9.3                      10.8   -1.5      3.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      16.3    1.5      5.8      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            1                        21    -20       28        
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       276   -109      236        
  SINCE MAR 1    167                       276   -109      236        
  SINCE JUL 1   3480                      4119   -639     3814        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    59           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1918                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT     
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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