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CLIMATE REPORT...AMENDED TO ADD REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
916 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             97   10/07/1939
 LOW              16   10/28/1925
HIGHEST           91   10/13         75      16       88
LOWEST            33   10/17         38      -5       32
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.0               68.9     8.1     72.5
AVG. MINIMUM    51.9               45.1     6.8     51.4
MEAN            64.5               57.0     7.5     62.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                0.5     2.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                3.4    -3.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.65   1941
 MINIMUM        0.04   1952
TOTALS          5.43               2.85    2.58     2.00
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.09    0.09     0.06
DAYS >= .01        9                7.9     1.1       11
DAYS >= .10        4                4.9    -0.9        5
DAYS >= .50        3                1.9     1.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00       3                0.8     2.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.09   10/13 TO 10/14               0.81

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.0   1996
TOTALS             T                0.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1          T                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     84                281    -197      182
 SINCE 7/1        84                332    -248       MM
COOLING TOTAL     75                 33      42       95
 SINCE 1/1      1880               1532     348       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/060    DATE  10/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/060    DATE  10/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.22
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      0

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

REMARKS...

OCTOBER WAS ANOTHER WARM MONTH, COMING IN AS THE FIFTH-WARMEST
OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE RECORD WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71
DEGREES WAS TIED ON OCTOBER 12 AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 91
DEGREES ON OCTOBER 13 TIED FOR THE RECORD HIGH OF THAT DAY. MOST OF
THE MONTH`S PRECIPITATION FELL ON TWO DAYS -- 1.86 INCHES ON OCTOBER
1 AND 2.04 INCHES ON OCTOBER 13, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH
WAS THE NINETH-HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER. THUNDERSTORMS ON
THE LATTER DAY PRODUCED HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WIND
GUSTS TO 59 MPH IN TOPEKA. SOME PATCHY FROST WAS OBSERVED ON OCTOBER
17.

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