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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         79    259 PM  95    1931  76      3       68       
  MINIMUM         62   1215 AM  34    1890  55      7       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       62     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.03          2.01 2015   0.17  -0.14     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      2.57  -1.95     1.60     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.12                      8.63  -2.51     5.03     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.27                     10.83  -1.56     9.04     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    2018   0.0    0.0      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            0                         3     -3        3        
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        70    -46       40        
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       985   -301      917        
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      4828   -831     4495        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            6                         4      2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        38     -9       97        
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        65     19      122        
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        65     19      122        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    72                                                        

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1907                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      2014                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT     
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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