Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
914 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   01/28/2015
 LOW             -23   01/19/1892
HIGHEST           66   01/31         39      27       62
LOWEST            -8   01/15         16     -24        8
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.2               40.4    -5.2     44.4
AVG. MINIMUM    18.0               20.0    -2.0     24.2
MEAN            26.6               30.2    -3.6     34.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     8                8.8    -0.8        4
DAYS MIN <= 32    26               28.3    -2.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0      5                1.5     3.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.24   1949
 MINIMUM           T   1986
TOTALS          2.25               0.89    1.36     1.15
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.03    0.04     0.04
DAYS >= .01       11                5.9     5.1        9
DAYS >= .10        6                2.4     3.6        3
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.96   01/08 TO 01/09               0.64

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.0   1993
TOTALS           8.5                4.6     3.9      3.1
SINCE 7/1       17.0               10.1     6.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        3                1.5     1.5        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   01/16                           1  01/13
                       01/17
                       01/18
                                                          01/21
                                                          01/25
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1181               1078     103      944
 SINCE 7/1      2743               3001    -258       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/310    DATE  01/09
                                29/320          01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/310    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      1
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     13

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

SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA IN JANUARY. FREQUENT
PRECIPITATION FROM THESE SYSTEMS MADE FOR A WET MONTH. THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION RANKED AS THE TWELFTH-WETTEST JANUARY ON
RECORD. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL CAME ON JANUARY 5 AND JANUARY 8-9. THE
PRECIPITATION ON JANUARY 8 STARTED AS RAIN BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW
WITH A RECORD 0.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FALLING. A VERY COLD
AIRMASS BUILT IN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. WIND CHILLS OF -15
TO -25 WERE COMMON FROM LATE MORNING JANUARY 13 THROUGH LATE MORNING
OF JANUARY 16. HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO FROM JANUARY 13 THROUGH 15. THIS TIES FOR THE THIRD-LONGEST
SUCH STRETCH ON RECORD. TEMPERATURE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY FOR A FEW DAYS
BUT WIND CHILLS RETURNED TO AROUND -15 FOR THE MORNINGS OF JANUARY
19 AND 20. A CLOUDY AND DAMP PERIOD DOMINATED JANUARY 22 THROUGH
JANUARY 27 WITH PERIODS OF FOG EACH NIGHT.

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