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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         91    330 PM  95    1931  76     15       81
  MINIMUM         63    431 AM  34    1890  55      8       51
  AVERAGE         77                        66     11       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 2015   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      2.57  -2.27     0.74
  SINCE MAR 1      7.92                      8.63  -0.71     4.62
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     10.83  -0.19     7.19

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2018   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JAN 1      7.3                      11.6   -4.3     25.8
  SINCE JUL 1     12.0                      17.1   -5.1     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        70      4       47
  SINCE MAR 1    690                       985   -295      754
  SINCE JUL 1   4086                      4828   -742     4579

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        1
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        38     -3       26
  SINCE MAR 1    118                        65     53       63
  SINCE JAN 1    118                        65     53       63
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     45           600 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT


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




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