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CLITOP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
432 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81    259 PM  90    1954  67     14       75
  MINIMUM         58    636 AM  27    1907  44     14       32
                                      1956
  AVERAGE         70                        56     14       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.10 1976   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.87  -1.34     0.98
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      4.12  -2.54     2.59
  SINCE JAN 1      4.73                      6.32  -1.59     6.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1993   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2020
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T
  SINCE JAN 1      9.3                      11.6   -2.3      4.0
  SINCE JUL 1     17.8                      17.1    0.7      6.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        10    -10       11
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       205    -90      136
  SINCE MAR 1    576                       811   -235      767
  SINCE JUL 1   3889                      4654   -765     4345

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         1      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        10     23       15
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        15     23       15
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        15     23       15
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           600 AM
 LOWEST     24           300 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT


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




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