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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1210 PM CST WED JAN 1 2020

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             114   07/24/1936
 LOW              -26   12/23/1989
HIGHEST            98   07/20        MM      MM      101  08/05
                        07/18                             07/12
                        07/19                             07/11
LOWEST             -3   01/30        MM      MM       -9  01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.5              66.1    -0.6     67.3
AVG. MINIMUM     44.6              44.2     0.4     44.4
MEAN             55.0              55.1    -0.1     55.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     43              41.5     1.5       77
DAYS MAX <= 32     28              21.3     6.7       22
DAYS MIN <= 32    124             110.9    13.1      125
DAYS MIN <= 0       2               4.0    -2.0        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        60.89   1973
 MINIMUM        19.07   1963
TOTALS          48.75             36.46   12.29    30.04
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.10    0.03     0.08
DAYS >= .01       114              99.6    14.4       94
DAYS >= .10        75              60.6    14.4       55
DAYS >= .50        30              23.9     6.1       19
DAYS >= 1.00       15              10.1     4.9       11
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.55   08/17 TO 08/17MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           48.6   1960
 24 HR TOTAL     17.3   02/26/1900 TO 02/27/1900
 SNOW DEPTH        18   03/16/1960
TOTALS           25.0              17.8     7.2     14.6
SINCE 7/1         6.5               6.5     0.0      8.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      43              12.7    30.3       40
DAYS >= 1.0         9               5.2     3.8        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   12/16                          6  11/26
                        02/20
                        01/23
 24 HR TOTAL      4.4   12/15 TO 12/15

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5117              5020      97     5155
 SINCE 7/1         MM              2017      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL    1609              1422     187     1963
 SINCE 1/1       1609              1422     187     1963
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/180
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/320    DATE  01/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/060    DATE  08/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67


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


REMARKS...

2019 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE TOTAL AMOUNT
RECEIVED WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST IN THE 132 COMPLETE CALENDAR YEARS OF
DATA ON RECORD. 31.72 INCHES OF THE YEAR/S TOTAL OF 48.75 INCHES
FELL FROM MAY THROUGH AUGUST. THIS IS THE SECOND-HIGHEST FOUR-MONTH
PERIOD ON RECORD...TRAILING THE 32.22 INCHES THAT FELL FROM JUNE
THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 1951. THE 12.03 INCHES THAT ACCUMULATED IN
AUGUST WAS THE SIXTH-HIGHEST TOTAL FOR ANY CALENDAR MONTH ON RECORD.

WINDS GUSTED TO 57 MPH ON JANUARY 28 AND SOME SPOTTY POWER LINE AND
TREE DAMAGE RESULTED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW TEN DEGREES FROM
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT JANUARY 30 TO NEAR SUNRISE OF JANUARY 31...WITH
ENOUGH WIND TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN TO -18 ON THE 30TH. A
QUICK WARM-UP THEN ENSUED AS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE ON FEBRUARY 3RD
WAS ONLY 53 DEGREES...BREAKING THAT DAY/S RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM BY
TEN DEGREES. VERY COLD AIR RETURNED FROM MARCH 3 THROUGH MARCH 6
WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EACH DAY AND A WIND CHILL OF -13 ON
MARCH 4. AFTER SEVEN DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S FROM APRIL 5 THROUGH
APRIL 11...TEMPERATURES ON THAT FINAL DAY DROPPED 40 DEGREES BY
MIDNIGHT. EIGHTEEN DAYS IN MAY HAD MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION -- THE
SIXTH-HIGHEST AMOUNT FOR ANY MAY. THE HEAT INDEX REACHED NEAR 105 ON
JUNE 28 AND 29...THEN REACHED 111 TO 114 FROM JULY 18 THROUGH 20
WITH LOWS OF AT LEAST 80 DEGREES ON THESE DAYS. THIS STRETCH TIED
FOR THE THIRD-LONGEST PERIOD WITH LOWS AT THIS LEVEL. LARGE HAIL
FELL IN PORTIONS OF THE CITY IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS OF BOTH AUGUST 16
AND 17. CONSISTENT WARMTH WAS PRESENT IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR EACH DAY ABOVE ITS NORMAL VALUE. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS 24 DEGREES COLDER THAN
SEPTEMBER HOWEVER. 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED ON OCTOBER 30
WHICH SET THE RECORD FOR SNOW ON THAT DAY AND BROUGHT THE MONTH/S
SNOWFALL TOTAL TO BE THE FIFTH-HIGHEST ON RECORD. WHEN INCLUDING
WIND CHILL...TEMPERATURES FELT 50 DEGREES COLDER ON NOVEMBER 11 FROM
NOVEMBER 10...WITH 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING ON THE FORMER DAY. A
MIXTURE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW FELL ON THANKSGIVING
MORNING. CONVERSELY...THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE ON CHRISTMAS DAY WAS 50
DEGREES...HELPING PUT THAT DAY/S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE TO BE THE
WARMEST CHRISTMAS DAY ON RECORD. THE 1.84 INCHES OF RAIN ON DECEMBER
28 WAS THE FIFTH-HIGHEST ONE-DAY TOTAL FOR DECEMBER ON RECORD.


-- SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --

NONE

-- SEASONAL TOTAL PRECIPITATION IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --

WINTER.......6TH WETTEST /DECEMBER 2018 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2019/
SPRING.......9TH WETTEST /MARCH THROUGH MAY/
SUMMER.......5TH WETTEST /JUNE THROUGH AUGUST/


-- MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --

SEPTEMBER....3RD WARMEST
OCTOBER......6TH COLDEST
DECEMBER....15TH WARMEST /TIED/

-- MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --

JANUARY.....19TH WETTEST
MAY..........6TH WETTEST
AUGUST.......2ND WETTEST

-- MONTHLY TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --

OCTOBER......5TH HIGHEST /TIED/


-- DAILY RECORDS --

HIGHEST MAXIMUM - NONE

LOWEST MINIMUM -- NONE

HIGHEST MINIMUM - FEB 3......53 F
                  AUG 20.....80 F
                  SEP 30.....76 F
                  DEC 25.....50 F

LOWEST MAXIMUM -- NONE

PRECIPITATION --- JUN 23...1.85 INCHES
                  JUL 31...1.71 INCHES
                  DEC 28...1.84 INCHES


SNOWFALL -------- OCT 30....1.5 INCHES
                  NOV 11....0.3 INCHES


-- THUNDERSTORM-RELATED SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS --

HAIL ----- GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AUGUST 16
           HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AUGUST 17

WIND ----- TREE DAMAGE ON JUNE 21
           61 MPH WIND GUSTS MEASURED AT FORBES FIELD AUGUST 7
           TREE DAMAGE ON AUGUST 30

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