Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS

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CLIMATE REPORT...AMENDED TO ADD REMARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1154 AM CDT FRI OCT 06 2023

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...THE TOPEKA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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            110   09/03/1947
 LOW              29   09/30/1984
                       09/23/1983
HIGHEST          101   09/04         85      16      100
LOWEST            49   09/13         51      -2       43
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.8               81.0     7.8     85.6
AVG. MINIMUM    58.8               57.5     1.3     58.1
MEAN            73.8               69.2     4.6     71.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    14                5.2     8.8       10
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       12.71   1973
 MINIMUM        0.19   1908
TOTALS          1.20               3.52   -2.32     1.21
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.12   -0.08     0.04
DAYS >= .01        4                7.5    -3.5        6
DAYS >= .10        2                5.2    -3.2        3
DAYS >= .50        1                2.4    -1.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.90   09/21 TO 09/22               0.80

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             T   2008
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      1                 51     -50       17
 SINCE 7/1         1                 51     -50       MM
COOLING TOTAL    274                179      95      229
 SINCE 1/1      1807               1499     308       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/190    DATE  09/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/230    DATE  09/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      5

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

REMARKS...

WARM TEMPERATURES FROM AUGUST CONTINUED IN SEPTEMBER. THE MONTH/S
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE TENTH-HIGHEST ON RECORD WHILE THE
MONTH/S AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE FOURTH-HIGHEST ON RECORD.
ONE RECORD HIGH WAS TIED...95 DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 29. PRECIPITATION
WAS AGAIN BELOW NORMAL.

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