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CXUS53 KTOP 011514
CLMTOP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
914 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   01/28/2015
 LOW             -23   01/19/1892
HIGHEST           66   01/31         39      27       62
LOWEST            -8   01/15         16     -24        8
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.2               40.4    -5.2     44.4
AVG. MINIMUM    18.0               20.0    -2.0     24.2
MEAN            26.6               30.2    -3.6     34.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     8                8.8    -0.8        4
DAYS MIN <= 32    26               28.3    -2.3       27
DAYS MIN <= 0      5                1.5     3.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.24   1949
 MINIMUM           T   1986
TOTALS          2.25               0.89    1.36     1.15
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.03    0.04     0.04
DAYS >= .01       11                5.9     5.1        9
DAYS >= .10        6                2.4     3.6        3
DAYS >= .50        1                0.5     0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.96   01/08 TO 01/09               0.64

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.0   1993
TOTALS           8.5                4.6     3.9      3.1
SINCE 7/1       17.0               10.1     6.9       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        3                1.5     1.5        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        3   01/16                           1  01/13
                       01/17
                       01/18
                                                          01/21
                                                          01/25
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1181               1078     103      944
 SINCE 7/1      2743               3001    -258       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/310    DATE  01/09
                                29/320          01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/310    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      1
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     13

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

PRECIPITATION ON JANUARY 15 FROM TFOK1. DATA FROM KTOP WAS
NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF OBSERVED CONDITIONS.

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