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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
450 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         69    259 PM  95    1944  76     -7       70       
  MINIMUM         56    406 AM  32    1907  55      1       57       
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.13          1.66 1990   0.16  -0.03     0.85     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      2.40  -1.81     1.57     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.09                      8.46  -2.37     5.00     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.24                     10.66  -1.42     9.01     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0             T    1990   0.0   MM        0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  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            2                         3     -1        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        67    -43       37        
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       982   -298      914        
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      4825   -828     4492        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        34    -11       97        
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        61     17      122        
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        61     17      122        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     81           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    91                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1931                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1890                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT     
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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