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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
431 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         85    259 PM  91    1936  71     14       64       
  MINIMUM         58    534 AM  29    1903  49      9       45       
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       55     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.01          2.32 1949   0.16  -0.15     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.81   0.25     1.82     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.11                      6.06  -0.95     3.43     
  SINCE JAN 1      8.26                      8.26   0.00     7.44     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           1.4  1903   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  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                         6     -6       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       309   -110      246        
  SINCE MAR 1    660                       915   -255      877        
  SINCE JUL 1   3973                      4758   -785     4455        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            7                         1      6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        22     28       25        
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        27     28       25        
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        27     28       25        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT     
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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