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CLITOP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
436 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         63    138 AM  92    1948  68     -5       85
  MINIMUM         49    944 AM  30    1961  45      4       49
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.75          2.10 1970   0.14   0.61     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.01  -0.20     0.98
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      4.26  -1.40     2.59
  SINCE JAN 1      6.01                      6.46  -0.45     6.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1939   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2013
  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            9                        10     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       215    -91      136
  SINCE MAR 1    585                       821   -236      767
  SINCE JUL 1   3898                      4664   -766     4345

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        11     22       17
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        16     22       17
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        16     22       17
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM
 LOWEST     77           300 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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