Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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CXUS53 KTOP 011431
CLMTOP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
931 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023
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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023
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 94 10/01 75 19 90
LOWEST 20 10/31 38 -18 22
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.0 68.9 3.1 74.5
AVG. MINIMUM 47.0 45.1 1.9 42.8
MEAN 59.5 57.0 2.5 58.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 0.5 1.5 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 3.4 0.6 3
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.65 1941
MINIMUM 0.04 1952
TOTALS 1.22 2.85 -1.63 1.27
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.09 -0.05 0.04
DAYS >= .01 8 7.9 0.1 3
DAYS >= .10 4 4.9 -0.9 2
DAYS >= .50 0 1.9 -1.9 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.46 10/24 TO 10/25 0.65
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 240 281 -41 235
SINCE 7/1 241 332 -91 MM
COOLING TOTAL 76 33 43 46
SINCE 1/1 1883 1532 351 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/160 DATE 10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/150 DATE 10/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
OCTOBER WAS ANOTHER DRY MONTH IN TOPEKA. THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION
MEASURED WAS LESS THAN HALF OF NORMAL. MOST OF THIS FELL IN THE LAST
WEEK OF THE MONTH -- ONLY 0.19 INCHES FELL BEFORE OCTOBER 23. A
STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT RAIN ON SEVERAL DAYS NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH.
WARM...MOIST AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM KEPT LOW TEMPERATURES
RATHER WARM...WITH RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUMS SET ON BOTH OCTOBER 25
AND 26.
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