Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011501
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1001 AM CDT FRI SEP 01 2023
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 113 08/14/1936
08/13/1936
LOW 40 08/24/1891
HIGHEST 111 08/19 90 21 101
LOWEST 56 08/18 62 -6 59
AVG. MAXIMUM 92.7 88.9 3.8 91.5
AVG. MINIMUM 68.5 66.8 1.7 67.3
MEAN 80.6 77.9 2.7 79.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 18 14.8 3.2 20
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 12.69 1903
MINIMUM 0.26 1971
TOTALS 2.04 4.55 -2.51 3.44
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.15 -0.08 0.11
DAYS >= .01 6 8.8 -2.8 7
DAYS >= .10 4 5.9 -1.9 6
DAYS >= .50 1 2.7 -1.7 4
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.37 08/13 TO 08/13 1.56
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 2019
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM
COOLING TOTAL 492 399 93 453
SINCE 1/1 1533 1320 213 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/300 DATE 08/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/300 DATE 08/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
AUGUST 2023 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR PERSISTENT AND EXTREME HEAT. THE
MAIN HOT PERIOD WAS FROM AUGUST 19 THROUGH AUGUST 25. THE AVERAGE
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THIS WEEK WAS 104.3 DEGREES. THIS VALUE WAS THE
HOTTEST SEVEN-DAY PERIOD SINCE AUGUST 27 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2 OF
2000. THE HOTTEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 111 DEGREES ON AUGUST 19.
THIS TEMPERATURE NOT ONLY SET THE RECORD HIGH FOR THE DAY...IT TIED
FOR THE SEVENTH-HIGHEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE ALL TIME...AND WAS
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE SINCE 112 DEGREES WAS MEASURED ON AUGUST 2
OF 2012. ALTHOUGH NOT EXTREMELY WARM...LOW TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE
70S IN THAT MID TO LATE AUGUST WEEK...WITH A RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM
OF 79 DEGREES SET ON AUGUST 23. HEAT INDICES THIS WEEK WERE VERY
HIGH AS WELL...REACHING 109 TO 125 EACH DAY. HEAT INDICES ALSO
PEAKED AT 115 DEGREES ON AUGUST 1 AND 110 DEGREES ON AUGUST 11. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE NINETEENTH-WARMEST ON
RECORD. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN
HALF OF NORMAL.
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