Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
057 CXUS53 KTOP 011431 CLMTOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 931 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 05/30/1934 LOW 26 05/01/1963 HIGHEST 89 05/18 80 9 98 05/19 05/21 LOWEST 45 05/03 48 -3 35 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.3 76.4 2.9 81.5 AVG. MINIMUM 56.4 55.0 1.4 55.4 MEAN 67.9 65.7 2.2 68.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.9 -1.9 3 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.10 1892 MINIMUM 0.41 1966 TOTALS 2.60 5.17 -2.57 4.65 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.17 -0.09 0.15 DAYS >= .01 13 11.9 1.1 11 DAYS >= .10 5 8.1 -3.1 7 DAYS >= .50 2 3.2 -1.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.32 05/19 TO 05/19 2.70 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 3.2 1907 TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE 7/1 17.8 17.1 0.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 24 96 -72 52 SINCE 7/1 3997 4852 -855 MM COOLING TOTAL 118 117 1 167 SINCE 1/1 173 144 29 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/140 DATE 05/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/130 DATE 05/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 16 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... CONDITIONS WERE SOMEWHAT DRIER THAN NORMAL IN MAY...WITH THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION ABOUT HALF OF NORMAL...DESPITE MEASURABLE AMOUNTS FALLING ON THIRTEEN DAYS. TEMPERATURES AVERAGED TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR EACH DAY WAS WITHIN TEN DEGREES OF NORMAL EVERY DAY EXCEPT MAY 18...WHEN IT WAS ELEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. $$