Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
101 CXUS53 KTOP 011555 CLMTOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 955 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 77 12/06/1939 LOW -26 12/23/1989 HIGHEST 66 12/07 46 20 69 LOWEST 21 12/19 18 3 -4 AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 43.8 6.6 42.9 AVG. MINIMUM 31.4 24.0 7.4 22.6 MEAN 40.9 33.9 7.0 32.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 5.8 -5.8 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 19 26.1 -7.1 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.5 -0.5 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.08 1944 MINIMUM 0.04 1996 TOTALS 2.92 1.49 1.43 0.99 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.03 DAYS >= .01 12 5.8 6.2 7 DAYS >= .10 5 2.8 2.2 3 DAYS >= .50 2 0.9 1.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.50 12/24 TO 12/25 0.70 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.2 2009 TOTALS 1.3 4.1 -2.8 1.5 SINCE 7/1 8.5 5.5 3.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.2 -0.2 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 12/27 1 12/24 12/25 12/26 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 738 964 -226 992 SINCE 7/1 1529 1925 -396 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1883 1534 349 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/180 DATE 12/07 25/300 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. CONSISTENTLY WARM TEMPERATURES WERE NOTABLE IN DECEMBER. AFTER THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH...EACH DAY/S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL. THE MOST EXTREME WARMTH CAME ON DECEMBER 21...WITH A RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM OF 51 DEGREES THAT DAY. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TIED FOR THE FOURTH WARMEST ON RECORD. RAIN WAS COMMON THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS EVE WITH A RECORD 1.39 INCHES ACCUMULATING. THE MONTH/S TOTAL PRECIPITATION WAS 2.92 INCHES...PLACING AT THE ELEVENTH WETTEST DECEMBER. $$