Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011543
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1043 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2026
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 09/03/1947
LOW 29 09/30/1984
09/23/1983
HIGHEST 103 09/08 85 18 93
LOWEST 58 09/24 51 7 47
AVG. MAXIMUM 87.5 81.0 6.5 81.6
AVG. MINIMUM 67.0 57.5 9.5 58.9
MEAN 77.2 69.2 8.0 70.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 14 5.2 8.8 3
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 12.71 1973
MINIMUM 0.19 1908
TOTALS 5.23 3.52 1.71 2.09
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.12 0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 13 7.5 5.5 7
DAYS >= .10 9 5.2 3.8 5
DAYS >= .50 3 2.4 0.6 1
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.0 1.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.66 09/15 TO 09/16 0.70
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 2008
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 51 -51 14
SINCE 7/1 0 51 -51 MM
COOLING TOTAL 375 179 196 181
SINCE 1/1 1805 1499 306 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/310 DATE 09/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/310 DATE 09/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
PERSISTENT HEAT WAS THE THEME FOR SEPTEMBER. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS THE SECOND WARMEST ON RECORD...TRAILING SEPTEMBER
OF 1931. THE AVERAGE DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS THE WARMEST ON
RECORD AND WAS CLOSE TO THE NORMAL VALUE FOR AUGUST. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE MEASURED WAS 58 DEGREES WHICH IS SIX DEGREES WARMER THAN
THE PREVIOUS HIGHEST VALUE OF THE LOWEST MEASURED TEMPERATURE FOR
ANY SEPTEMBER ON RECORD. EIGHT DAYS HAD HIGH TEMPERATURES OF AT
LEAST 99 DEGREES AND TWELVE DAYS HAD HIGHS OF AT LEAST 95. HIGH
TEMPERATURES FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 8 AVERAGED TO BE 100
DEGREES WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH DAY. THE
PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 14 TO SEPTEMBER 19 WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER...WITH
HIGHS AVERAGING 94 DEGREES AND HEAT INDICES PEAKING AROUND 100 EACH
DAY. DESPITE ALL OF THESE WARM CONDITIONS...ONLY ONE DAILY RECORD
WAS MET. THAT WAS FOR TYING THE WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 78
DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 8.
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