Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
955 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             77   12/06/1939
 LOW             -26   12/23/1989
HIGHEST           66   12/07         46      20       69
LOWEST            21   12/19         18       3       -4
AVG. MAXIMUM    50.4               43.8     6.6     42.9
AVG. MINIMUM    31.4               24.0     7.4     22.6
MEAN            40.9               33.9     7.0     32.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                5.8    -5.8        5
DAYS MIN <= 32    19               26.1    -7.1       26
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.5    -0.5        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.08   1944
 MINIMUM        0.04   1996
TOTALS          2.92               1.49    1.43     0.99
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.05    0.05     0.03
DAYS >= .01       12                5.8     6.2        7
DAYS >= .10        5                2.8     2.2        3
DAYS >= .50        2                0.9     1.1        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.50   12/24 TO 12/25               0.70

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          19.2   2009
TOTALS           1.3                4.1    -2.8      1.5
SINCE 7/1        8.5                5.5     3.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        1                1.2    -0.2        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   12/27                           1  12/24
                                                          12/25
                                                          12/26
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    738                964    -226      992
 SINCE 7/1      1529               1925    -396       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1      1883               1534     349       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/180    DATE  12/07
                                25/300          12/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/320    DATE  12/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

CONSISTENTLY WARM TEMPERATURES WERE NOTABLE IN DECEMBER. AFTER THE
FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH...EACH DAY/S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
ABOVE NORMAL. THE MOST EXTREME WARMTH CAME ON DECEMBER 21...WITH A
RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM OF 51 DEGREES THAT DAY. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TIED FOR THE FOURTH WARMEST ON RECORD. RAIN
WAS COMMON THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS EVE WITH A RECORD 1.39 INCHES
ACCUMULATING. THE MONTH/S TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.92
INCHES...PLACING AT THE ELEVENTH WETTEST DECEMBER.
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