Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
931 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             97   10/07/1939
 LOW              16   10/28/1925
HIGHEST           94   10/01         75      19       90
LOWEST            20   10/31         38     -18       22
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.0               68.9     3.1     74.5
AVG. MINIMUM    47.0               45.1     1.9     42.8
MEAN            59.5               57.0     2.5     58.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.5     1.5        1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                3.4     0.6        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.65   1941
 MINIMUM        0.04   1952
TOTALS          1.22               2.85   -1.63     1.27
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.09   -0.05     0.04
DAYS >= .01        8                7.9     0.1        3
DAYS >= .10        4                4.9    -0.9        2
DAYS >= .50        0                1.9    -1.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.46   10/24 TO 10/25               0.65

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.0   1996
TOTALS             T                0.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1          T                0.4    -0.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    240                281     -41      235
 SINCE 7/1       241                332     -91       MM
COOLING TOTAL     76                 33      43       46
 SINCE 1/1      1883               1532     351       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/160    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/150    DATE  10/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      1
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

REMARKS...

OCTOBER WAS ANOTHER DRY MONTH IN TOPEKA. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
MEASURED WAS LESS THAN HALF OF NORMAL. MOST OF THIS FELL IN THE LAST
WEEK OF THE MONTH -- ONLY 0.19 INCHES FELL BEFORE OCTOBER 23. A
STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT RAIN ON SEVERAL DAYS NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH.
WARM...MOIST AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM KEPT LOW TEMPERATURES
RATHER WARM...WITH RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUMS SET ON BOTH OCTOBER 25
AND 26.

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