Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
488 CXUS53 KTOP 012357 CLMTOP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 657 PM CDT THU AUG 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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 114 07/24/1936 LOW 43 07/05/1972 HIGHEST 102 07/15 90 12 104 LOWEST 60 07/19 67 -7 59 AVG. MAXIMUM 90.1 90.2 -0.1 91.3 AVG. MINIMUM 68.5 69.3 -0.8 69.0 MEAN 79.3 79.8 -0.5 80.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 17.0 -3.0 19 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 12.02 1950 MINIMUM 0.02 1935 TOTALS 6.50 3.99 2.51 4.47 DAILY AVG. 0.21 0.13 0.08 0.14 DAYS >= .01 8 8.8 -0.8 7 DAYS >= .10 6 5.8 0.2 7 DAYS >= .50 4 2.6 1.4 2 DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.4 2.6 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.94 07/03 TO 07/04 2.56 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL T 2017 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 0.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM COOLING TOTAL 451 457 -6 477 SINCE 1/1 1049 921 128 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 07/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/300 DATE 07/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.16 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. REMARKS... THERE WERE A FEW PERIODS OF INTENSE HEAT THIS MONTH. HEAT INDICES REACHED AROUND 110 ON JULY 14 AND 15...AND FROM 104 TO 113 FROM JULY 29 THROUGH 31...BUT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS VERY CLOSE TO NORMAL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY MORNING OF JULY 16 PRODUCED WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIND GUSTS OF 77 MPH AT TOPEKA REGIONAL AIRPORT AND 70 MPH AT BILLARD AIRPORT WITH WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE ACROSS THE CITY. $$