Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011636
CLATOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1036 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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 114 07/24/1936
LOW -26 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 102 06/24 MM MM 111 08/19
07/15
08/26
LOWEST -8 01/15 MM MM 8 01/31
02/01
02/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 70.9 66.7 4.2 70.8
AVG. MINIMUM 46.7 44.9 1.8 45.9
MEAN 58.8 55.8 3.0 58.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 57 49.6 7.4 73
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 21.8 -11.8 7
DAYS MIN <= 32 89 113.9 -24.9 107
DAYS MIN <= 0 5 2.7 2.3 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 60.89 1973
MINIMUM 19.07 1963
TOTALS 34.27 36.53 -2.26 27.33
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.10 -0.01 0.08
DAYS >= .01 98 98.1 -0.1 99
DAYS >= .10 60 59.7 0.3 58
DAYS >= .50 26 23.4 2.6 16
DAYS >= 1.00 10 10.5 -0.5 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.18 2.70 05/30 TO 05/31
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 12.6 17.1 -4.5 12.5
SINCE 7/1 3.3 5.5 -2.2 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1
DAYS >= TRACE 17 12.0 5.0 26
DAYS >= 1.0 4 5.0 -1.0 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 01/16 6 11/26
01/17
01/18
24 HR TOTAL 3.3 11/30 TO 11/30 7.2 11/25 TO 11/26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3934 4860 -926 4171
SINCE 7/1 1499 1925 -426 MM
COOLING TOTAL 1760 1534 226 1883
SINCE 1/1 1760 1534 226 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/150
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 62/340 DATE 04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 86/320 DATE 04/30
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 56 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 28 RAIN 41
LIGHT RAIN 94 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 7
LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 1
FOG 153 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 29
HAZE 65
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
RATHER CONSISTENT WARMTH WAS THE THEME FOR 2024. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS THE SECOND WARMEST OF ANY YEAR ON
RECORD...TRAILING 2012 BY ONE DEGREE. THE WINTER SEASON ENDING IN
FEBRUARY ALONG WITH THE SPRING AND AUTUMN ALL HAD THEIR TEMPERATURES
IN THE TOP SIX ON RECORD...WHILE THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FIVE
MONTHS PLACED IN THE TOP FIFTEEN ON RECORD. THE WARMTH IN SPRING
HELPED KEEP ITS SNOWFALL AS THE FIFTH-LOWEST ON RECORD. TWO MONTHS
HAD TOTAL PRECIPITATION IN THE TOP TWELVE ON RECORD...BUT OVERALL
THE YEAR/S PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR THE MEDIAN OF ALL YEARS ON RECORD.
THE YEAR STARTED WITH A NOTABLE COLD SPELL...HOWEVER. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ONLY REACHED THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO FROM JANUARY
13 THROUGH 15 WHICH TIED FOR THE THIRD-LONGEST SUCH STRETCH ON
RECORD. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -25 WERE COMMON FROM JANUARY 13
THROUGH JANUARY 16...AND -15 READINGS RETURNED ON THE MORNINGS OF
JANUARY 19 AND 20. FEBRUARY SAW RECORD HIGHS SET ON TWO DAYS AND
RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUMS ON THREE DAYS. A STRONG COLD FRONT CAUSED
TEMPERATURES TO FALL FROM 75 TO 22 ON FEBRUARY 27 WITH LIGHT SNOW
FOLLOWING. THE FIRST HALF OF APRIL WAS THE FIFTH DRIEST ON RECORD
WHILE THE SECOND HALF WAS WAS THE SEVENTH WETTEST. NEARLY HALF THE
DAYS IN MAY HAD MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION BUT THE MONTH/S TOTAL WAS
ABOUT HALF OF NORMAL. HEAT INDICES REACHED AROUND 108 DEGREES ON
JUNE 13, 24, 25, AND 28, THEN AROUND 111 ON JULY 14, 15, 29, 30, AND
31, AND FINALLY AROUND 106 FROM AUGUST 24 THROUGH 27. ALL OF
SEPTMEBER/S PRECIPITATION FELL FROM SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH 23. THE
RECORD HIGH OF 92 DEGREES ON OCTOBER 24 ALSO WAS THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURE SO LATE IN THE YEAR. RECORD PRECIPITATION LEVELS WERE
SET ON THREE DAYS IN NOVEMBER...INCLUDING THE MOST SNOW IN ONE DAY
FOR THE YEAR AT 3.3 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 30. FOGGY CONDITIONS WERE
COMMON FROM CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH DECEMBER 29.
-- SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURES PLACING IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --
WINTER....4TH WARMEST /DECEMBER 2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2024/
SPRING....3RD WARMEST
AUTUMN....6TH WARMEST
-- SEASONAL TOTAL PRECIPITATION PLACING IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --
WINTER...11TH WETTEST /DECEMBER 2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2024/
-- SEASONAL TOTAL SNOWFALL PLACING IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --
SPRING....5TH LOWEST /TIED/
-- MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES PLACING IN THE TOP 20 RECORD --
FEBRUARY....2ND WARMEST
MARCH......11TH WARMEST
JUNE.......11TH WARMEST
OCTOBER.....8TH WARMEST /TIED/
NOVEMBER...15TH WARMEST
-- MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION PLACING IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --
JANUARY....12TH WETTEST
NOVEMBER...11TH WETTEST
-- MONTHLY SNOWFALL PLACING IN THE TOP 20 ON RECORD --
NOVEMBER...19TH MOST /TIED/
-- DAILY RECORDS --
HIGHEST MAXIMUM - FEB 1.....70 F
FEB 26....83 F
MAR 3.....82 F
OCT 12....93 F /TIED/
OCT 24....92 F /WARMEST SO LATE IN THE YEAR/
OCT 28....86 F
HIGHEST MINIMUM - FEB 1.....42 F
FEB 2.....43 F
FEB 7.....42 F
OCT 29....72 F
LOWEST MAXIMUM -- NONE
LOWEST MINIMUM -- NONE
PRECIPITATION --- JAN 8....0.91 INCHES
OCT 30...1.42 INCHES
NOV 2....1.45 INCHES
NOV 18...0.92 INCHES
SNOWFALL -------- NOV 30...3.3 INCHES
-- THUNDERSTORM-RELATED SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS --
HAIL - 1.5 INCH STONES APRIL 18
WIND - 86 MPH WIND GUST AND SCATTERED DAMAGE APRIL 30
- SCATTERED DAMAGE JUNE 25
- 61 MPH WIND GUST JUNE 28
- 65 MPH WIND GUST JULY 16
- 77 MPH WIND GUST AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGE JULY 31
- SCATTERED DAMAGE AUGUST 14
- 60 MPH WIND GUST AND ISOLATED DAMAGE SEPTEMBER 21
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