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CXUS53 KTOP 011437
CLMTOP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
937 AM CDT SAT AUG 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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            114   07/24/1936
 LOW              43   07/05/1972
HIGHEST          100   07/27         90      10       97
LOWEST            65   07/13         67      -2       63
                       07/14
                       07/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.7               90.2    -1.5     90.7
AVG. MINIMUM    70.5               69.3     1.2     70.9
MEAN            79.6               79.8    -0.2     80.8
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          6.01               3.99    2.02     5.27
DAILY AVG.      0.19               0.13    0.06     0.17
DAYS >= .01       12                8.8     3.2       11
DAYS >= .10       10                5.8     4.2        7
DAYS >= .50        4                2.6     1.4        5
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.72   07/24 TO 07/24               1.78

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    461                457       4      497
 SINCE 1/1       969                921      48       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/310    DATE  07/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/310    DATE  07/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       7
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      5
HAZE                      1

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

REMARKS...

A HOT AND VERY HUMID AIRMASS PRODUCED EXTREME HEAT IN LATE JULY.
HEAT INDICES REACHED 113 TO 120 FROM JULY 25 THROUGH JULY 27 WITH A
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 ON JULY 27. HEAT INDICES WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY
COOLER...AROUND 106 DEGREES....ON JULY 19 AND 20. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE ON JULY 29 WAS 77 DEGREES...WHICH TIED THE RECORD
HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DAY. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED
SCATTERED WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND TREE LIMB DAMAGE IN THE
PREDAWN HOURS OF JULY 9.

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