Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011431
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
931 AM CDT SAT NOV 01 2025
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 97 10/07/1939
LOW 16 10/28/1925
HIGHEST 88 10/03 75 13 94
LOWEST 32 10/30 38 -6 28
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.5 68.9 3.6 78.7
AVG. MINIMUM 51.4 45.1 6.3 47.0
MEAN 62.0 57.0 5.0 62.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.5 -0.5 4
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 3.4 -2.4 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.65 1941
MINIMUM 0.04 1952
TOTALS 2.00 2.85 -0.85 2.86
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.09 -0.03 0.09
DAYS >= .01 11 7.9 3.1 4
DAYS >= .10 5 4.9 0.1 2
DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.81 10/24 TO 10/24 1.42
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 8.0 1996
TOTALS 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 182 281 -99 143
SINCE 7/1 196 332 -136 MM
COOLING TOTAL 95 33 62 82
SINCE 1/1 1515 1532 -17 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/350 DATE 10/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 10/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE FIRST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MONTH
PUSHED THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH TO THE FIFTEENTH-
WARMEST ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER. WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE A
LARGE REASON FOR THE OVERALL WARMTH. TEN DAYS HAS MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF AT LEAST 60 DEGREES...WHICH TIED WITH 1938 AND 1947
FOR THE MOST SUCH DAYS ON RECORD IN OCTOBER. THE LAST WEEK OF THE
MONTH SAW MORE CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS WITH SEVERAL PERIODS OF
RAIN. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL BUT NEAR THE AVERAGE VALUE OF ALL YEARS ON RECORD. WINDS
GUSTED TO NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF OCTOBER 29.
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