069 CDUS43 KTOP 182131 CLITOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 431 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 45 249 PM 86 1921 58 -13 35 MINIMUM 22 653 AM -2 1923 35 -13 18 AVERAGE 34 46 -12 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.47 1992 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.55 1.20 -0.65 0.88 SINCE MAR 1 0.55 1.20 -0.65 0.88 SINCE JAN 1 3.70 3.40 0.30 4.89 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 4.5 1906 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 31 19 12 38 MONTH TO DATE 262 393 -131 398 SINCE MAR 1 262 393 -131 398 SINCE JUL 1 3575 4236 -661 3976 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 700 AM LOWEST 31 300 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 2017 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 0 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$