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CLITOP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         81    259 PM  90    1954  67     14       75       
  MINIMUM         58    636 AM  27    1907  44     14       32       
                                      1956                           
  AVERAGE         70                        56     14       54     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          2.10 1976   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.87  -1.34     0.98     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      4.12  -2.54     2.59     
  SINCE JAN 1      4.73                      6.32  -1.59     6.60     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1993   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      2020                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T       
  SINCE JAN 1      9.3                      11.6   -2.3      4.0      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      17.1    0.7      6.1      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                        10    -10       11        
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       205    -90      136        
  SINCE MAR 1    576                       811   -235      767        
  SINCE JUL 1   3889                      4654   -765     4345        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            5                         1      4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        10     23       15        
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        15     23       15        
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        15     23       15        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    43                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1948                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1961                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT     
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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