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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         50   1221 PM  82    1894  58     -8       47       
                                      1994                           
  MINIMUM         32    631 AM   8    1906  35     -3       25       
  AVERAGE         41                        46     -5       36     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.38 1987   0.07  -0.07      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      1.12  -0.57     0.88     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      1.12  -0.57     0.88     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.70                      3.32   0.38     4.89     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           3.3  1958   0.1   -0.1       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.3   -1.3      0.3      
  SINCE JAN 1      9.3                      11.1   -1.8      4.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      16.6    1.2      6.1      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           24                        19      5       29        
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       374   -145      360        
  SINCE MAR 1    229                       374   -145      360        
  SINCE JUL 1   3542                      4217   -675     3938        

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    49                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1921                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        -2      1923                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT     
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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